We're proud to be hosting the Canberra premiere of the award-winning comedy EVICTED! A MODERN ROMANCE this Thursday at 7:30 pm. Presented in partnership with ACT Shelter and The Story Mill, the screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer-director Rowan Devereux and producer Sophie Saville.
Evicted! follows four millennial housemates who are soon to be evicted from their rental house in Sydney’s inner west and must embark on a desperate hunt for an affordable new home. Winner of the audience choice award at 2022 Sydney Film Festival, the film takes a satirical and all-too-timely look at today's housing and job market and has been described as ‘THE CASTLE for a new generation’ by the Sydney Morning Herald.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
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Wahoo! Put on your overalls and head down your nearest warp pipe to see the biggest film of the year – THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE – at the ANU Film Group. Plus, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Viola Davis in an acclaimed true story (AIR), Woody Harrelson and a neurodiverse cast in a sports comedy (CHAMPIONS), an Aussie satire on the housing crisis (EVICTED!) and an Oscar-nominated doco about the opioid epidemic (ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED).
Please also note that ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED is rated 'R' so only persons aged 18+ will be permitted entry into the screening. Proof of age may be required, but you can consider it a compliment if we ask!
• WED 10 MAY @ 7:30 PM: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED (R, 122 MINS)
Following a near-fatal overdose on prescription painkillers, renowned photographer Nan Goldin puts her life and career on the line to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid epidemic, in this Oscar-nominated documentary.
• THU 11 MAY @ 7:30 PM: EVICTED! A MODERN ROMANCE (M, 113 MINS) + Q&A
With eviction hanging over their heads, four housemates embark on a desperate hunt for an affordable share house, in this indie satire on the Australian housing and rental crisis. Followed by post-screening Q&A with the filmmakers.
• FRI 12 MAY @ 7:30 PM: AIR (M, 112 MINS)
In 1984, an executive (Matt Damon) at fledging start-up Nike hatches a daring – and revolutionary – plan to build an entire line of basketball shoes around just one athlete: an up-and-coming player named Michael Jordan. Based on a true story.
• SAT 13 MAY @ **5 PM**: THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE (PG, 92 MINS)
Two Italian-American plumbers are mysteriously transported to a magical world and drawn into a battle between a strong-willed princess and an evil tyrant, in this hit animated comedy based on Nintendo’s beloved video game franchise.
• SAT 13 MAY @ 7:30 PM: CHAMPIONS (M, 124 MINS)
Sentenced by a court to community service after a DUI, a hot-headed basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) is tasked with training a team of young players with intellectual disabilities who dream of becoming regional champions.