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The Virgin Suicides

Playhouse

12 Oct 2024

  • Cinema

Sofia Coppola’s 1999 cult classic directorial debut is a coming-of-age favourite about five adolescent sisters in 1970s American suburbia, set to an atmospheric score by Air. A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit.

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Anora

Playhouse

11 & 12 Oct 2024

  • Cinema

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, Anora is the latest highly anticipated film from Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine, Red Rocket) starring Mikey Madison as a sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch.

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Surfing at the Opera House: An Unexpected History

  • Cinema

Discover the hidden origins of Cinema at the Opera House and its connection with countercultural surf films.

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UnWrapped Shortwave

Studio

8 Sep 2024

  • Cinema

Shortwave is an annual showcase for interdisciplinary Australian artists, each commissioned to create new work which explores and extends their screen-based practice.

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First Wave

  • Cinema

Marking the return of surf films to the Sydney Opera House, First Wave shines a light on this legacy with a selection of recently restored psychedelic surf classics including the world premiere of the new restoration of Crystal Voyager, while also considering the current tide of Australian surf films with a selection of contemporary documentaries.

BLACKPINK WORLD TOUR [BORN PINK] IN CINEMAS

Playhouse

11 Aug 2024

  • Cinema
  • Contemporary Music

BLACKPINK’s BORN PINK tour that captivated the world comes to the big screen, celebrating the group’s 8th anniversary since their debut.

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You Should Have Been Here Yesterday + Director Q&A

Playhouse

10 Aug 2024

  • Cinema

A poetic homage to Australia’s early surf-culture with unearthed footage set to an original soundtrack. You Should Have Been Here Yesterday combines hundreds of hours of lovingly restored 16mm footage with a salt-infused soundscape by Headland.

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The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun + Q&A with Chris Brock

Playhouse

10 Aug 2024

  • Cinema

Celebrating the World Premiere of its new 4K restoration, The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun is the cult 1970 directorial debut of George Greenough that captures the freedom of ocean living and the first stages of the shortboard revolution.

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Girls Can’t Surf + Q&A with Pauline Menczer

Playhouse

11 Aug 2024

  • Cinema

The untold story of how a band of renegade surfer girls in the 1980s fought for equality, changing surf culture forever. Featuring champion surfers Layne Beachley, Pauline Menczer, Pam Burridge and more.

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Morning of the Earth + Filmmaker Introduction

Playhouse

11 Aug 2024

  • Cinema

Beautifully remastered in 4K, Albert Falzon and David Elfick’s 1972 classic Morning of the Earth is renowned as one of the greatest surf films of all time.

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