Documentary

The Dissident

When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a...

• Tomorrow
  • 10:30AM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T10:30
  • 3:30PM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T03:30
  • 6:20PM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T06:20
• Fri 23 Apr
  • 10:30AM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-23T10:30
  • 3:30PM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-23T03:30
  • 6:20PM The Dissident When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a... Dendy Canberra - Cinema 7 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/THE DISSIDENT Poster_sml.png?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-23T06:20

Gunda

Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken.

• Today
  • 9:10PM Gunda Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 1 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/mx/posters/gunda.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-21T09:10
• Tomorrow
  • 10:30AM Gunda Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 9 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/mx/posters/gunda.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T10:30
  • 9:20PM Gunda Shot in black-and-white and without dialogue, the film follows the daily life of a pig, two cows, and a one-legged chicken. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 3 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/mx/posters/gunda.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T09:20

Collective

Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud.

• Today
  • 8:50PM Collective Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 11 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/COLLECTIVEOscars 2021_EDM Poster-10.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-21T08:50
• Tomorrow
  • 3:30PM Collective Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 5 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/COLLECTIVEOscars 2021_EDM Poster-10.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T03:30
  • 8:50PM Collective Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 12 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/COLLECTIVEOscars 2021_EDM Poster-10.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-04-22T08:50

The United Way

THE UNITED WAY is the legendary story of one of the most iconic sports teams in the world, Manchester United, from their humblest of beginnings to a behemoth.

• Mon 10 May
  • 7:00PM The United Way THE UNITED WAY is the legendary story of one of the most iconic sports teams in the world, Manchester United, from their humblest of beginnings to a behemoth. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 5 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/mx/posters/the-united-way.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-05-10T07:00
• Tue 11 May
  • 6:40PM The United Way THE UNITED WAY is the legendary story of one of the most iconic sports teams in the world, Manchester United, from their humblest of beginnings to a behemoth. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 5 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/mx/posters/the-united-way.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-05-11T06:40

Art On Screen: Botticelli, Florence and the Medici

Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture. Among countless shops and government buildings, there was endless beauty coexisting with the dark side of the city, made up of power struggles, plots, intrigues and brutal violence.

• Sat 15 May
  • 12:30PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Botticelli, Florence and the Medici Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture. Among countless shops and government buildings, there was endless beauty coexisting with the dark side of the city, made up of power struggles, plots, intrigues and brutal violence. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/Botticelli_poster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-05-15T12:30
• Sun 16 May
  • 4:15PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Botticelli, Florence and the Medici Beauty, creativity, genius: the Renaissance Florence of Lorenzo de' Medici was a powerhouse of art and culture. Among countless shops and government buildings, there was endless beauty coexisting with the dark side of the city, made up of power struggles, plots, intrigues and brutal violence. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/Botticelli_poster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-05-16T04:15

Art On Screen: Raphael: The Young Prodigy

RAPHAEL: THE YOUNG PRODIGY tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women - the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client.

• Sat 26 Jun
  • 12:30PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Raphael: The Young Prodigy RAPHAEL: THE YOUNG PRODIGY tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women - the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/raphael young prod.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-06-26T12:30
• Sun 27 Jun
  • 4:15PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Raphael: The Young Prodigy RAPHAEL: THE YOUNG PRODIGY tells the story of the artist from Urbino, beginning with his extraordinary early portraits of women - the Mother, the Friend, the Secret Lover and the Client. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/raphael young prod.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-06-27T04:15

Art On Screen: Pompeii - Sin City

This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art.

• Sat 24 Jul
  • 12:30PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Pompeii - Sin City This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/PompeiPoster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-07-24T12:30
• Sun 25 Jul
  • 4:15PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Pompeii - Sin City This documentary explores Pompeii, that city cloaked in mystery which, over the course of history, has influenced culture and art, from Neoclassicism to Contemporary Art. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/PompeiPoster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-07-25T04:15

Art On Screen: Munch: Love Phantoms and Lady-Vampires

The debt contemporary culture has towards Munch is impressive, from Andy Wharhol to Ingmar Bergman, from Marina Abramovich to Jasper Johnes.

• Sat 28 Aug
  • 12:30PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Munch: Love Phantoms and Lady-Vampires The debt contemporary culture has towards Munch is impressive, from Andy Wharhol to Ingmar Bergman, from Marina Abramovich to Jasper Johnes. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/munch poster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-08-28T12:30
• Sun 29 Aug
  • 4:15PM Dendy Arts, NFT Art On Screen: Munch: Love Phantoms and Lady-Vampires The debt contemporary culture has towards Munch is impressive, from Andy Wharhol to Ingmar Bergman, from Marina Abramovich to Jasper Johnes. Dendy Canberra - Cinema 6 Level 2, North Quarter, Canberra Centre, 148 Bunda Street, Canberra City 2600 https://dendy.imgix.net/movies/posters/munch poster.jpg?auto=compress,format&w=1920&v=20210415 2021-08-29T04:15

My Name is Gulpilil

Early in 2017, Gulpilil was diagnosed with lung cancer. His doctors estimated six months for him but David, being David, was always likely to defy the odds.

EOS: Easter in Art

Shot on location in Jerusalem, United States and throughout Europe, the film explores the different ways artists have depicted the Easter story through the ages and thus depicts the history of us all.

Art On Screen: Maverick Modigliani

Marking the centenary of the death of Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), this special cinema event will delve into the story of a remarkable talent that surpassed legend and stereotypes.

White Riot

White Riot is a moment in time when music changed the world. When a generation challenged the status quo. It’s Woodstock meets the March on Washington, punk-style.

Girls Can't Surf

Follows the journey of a band of renegade surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve equality and change the sport forever.

Reel Rock 15

Hosted by the insightful, funny and delightfully awkward Alex Honnold, REEL ROCK 15 brings you one of our most powerful programs to date.

Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinary teenager Billie Eilish. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler follows her journey on the road, onstage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life.

Firestarter

Firestarter marks Bangarra Dance Theatre's 30th anniversary, taking us through Bangarra's birth and spectacular growth into a First Nations cultural powerhouse.

The Truffle Hunters

Deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, a handful of men, seventy or eighty years young, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle

Zappa

ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.

Art On Screen: Fellini Of The Spirits

Profoundly in love with life, Fellini went through his existence always seeking its meaning. To mark the centennial of his birth – 20th January 1920.

Assassins

An account of the two women convicted of assassinating Kim Jong-un's half-brother, Kim Jong-nam. The film follows the women's trials in an attempt to understand whether.

Escape from Extinction

Rare footage of endangered animals and interviews with the world's leading animal welfare specialists and conservation scientists working to protect animals.

Wild Things

Wild Things spends a year on the frontline with environmental activists hell-bent on saving their futures from the ravages of climate change.

Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles

This feature film follows five visionary pastry makers as they endeavor to construct an extravagant food gala based on the art exhibit "Visitors to Versailles."

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

A chronicle of the life and music of the legendary singer-songwriter leading up to his 60th birthday celebration.

Concerto: A Beethoven Journey

Concerto is more than a portrait of a famous musician on tour; it is an exploration into Ludwig van Beethoven’s life as revealed by these five masterworks.

Vertical Life Film Tour

The Vertical Life Film Tour is an original climbing film tour created and conceived by the team behind Vertical Life Magazine in 2020 to celebrate the relaunch of the Mag

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The film chronicles the rise of the iconic group, consisting of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, their music and its evolution over the years.

David Byrne's American Utopia

In 2019, Byrne collaborated with 11 other musicians to perform a modified version of his 2018 album “America Utopia,” along with several songs from his previous band.

Love Opera

Love Opera provides an inside look at Brisbane’s world-class Lisa Gasteen National Opera School as it prepares a production of Carmen with the Queensland Symphony Orch.

Steelers: The World’s First Gay Rugby Club

The Steelers journey to compete in the World Cup of gay rugby in this hopeful yet emotionally honest sports documentary about playing for pride, whoever your team is.

Brazen Hussies

BRAZEN HUSSIES shows us how a daring and diverse group of women joined forces to defy the status quo, demand equality and create profound social change.

Shaka

Shaka follows snowboarding world champion and renowned athlete Mathieu Crepel.

They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

A Night At The Louvre: Leonardo Da Vinci

Ten years in the making, shot on the final night of the smash-hit sell-out exhibition, this immersive private tour of the LEONARDO DA VINCI’s Louvre masterpieces.

I am Greta

In August of 2018, Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden starts a school strike for the climate.

McQueen

The fearless, rebellious and extraordinary life of Alexander McQueen

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

ATTENBOROUGH: A LIFE ON OUR PLANET is David’s witness statement; for the first time sharing his views direct to his global audience and calling for mankind to urgently...

Studio 54: The Documentary

Nothing this fabulous could last forever

RBG

HERO. ICON. DISSENTER. 

Secret Impressionists

SECRET IMPRESSIONISTS tells the story of the art revolution at the core of the Impressionist movement, through an exploration of fifty legendary paintings - hidden treasures previously inaccessible to the general public, now on display in Rome for the very first time.

Break The Silence: The Movie

With unprecedented access, BREAK THE SILENCE: THE MOVIE travels with BTS throughout the tour, exploring each band member behind the curtain.

Slim & I

Joy McKean takes us on the road of her life, revealing the story of her career, her touring around Australia, and her marriage of more than fifty years to Slim Dusty.

Elvis: That's The Way It Is

Elvis: That's the Way It Is is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Denis Sanders.

The King of Staten Island

A semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about Pete Davidson growing up in Staten Island, including losing his father during 9/11 and entering the world of stand up comedy.

Citizen K

The strange case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky — once believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia — who rocketed to prosperity and prominence in the 1990s, served a decade in prison, and became an unlikely martyr for the anti-Putin movement.

In Search of Chopin

The latest in British documentary filmmaker Phil Grabsky's In Search Of series, looking at the life of Polish pianist and composer: Frédéric François Chopin, whose grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and whose music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide.

The Leunig Fragments

A revealing documentary portrait of Michael Leunig: Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher, poet, and playful provocateur.

For Sama

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

In Search of Mozart

Made to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, IN SEARCH OF MOZART is the first feature-length documentary on Mozart's life. Produced with the world's leading orchestras and musicians, told through a 25,000 mile journey along every route Mozart followed, this detective story takes us to the heart of genius. Throughout, it is the music that takes center stage, with the jigsaw of Mozart's life fitting around it. With rigorous analysis from musicologists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott and the late Stanley Sadie, a new, vivid impression of the composer emerges. It dispels the many common myths about Mozart's genius, health, relationships, death and character, to present a new image, very different from Milos Forman's 'Amadeus'.

Frida: Viva La Vida

Frida - Viva La Vida is a cinematic documentary that highlights Frida Kahlo’s two souls: the woman, fiercely independent and tormented by love, and the artist, free from the leashes of her physical bounds. Acclaimed actress and director Asia Argento will join us to uncover the two faces of the iconic artist through Frida's own words: letters, diaries and private confessions. 

The Biggest Little Farm

With a host of loveable animal characters, this family-friendly film follows the inspiring story of one couple’s attempt to live in harmony with nature against all odds.

Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

GORILLAZ: REJECT FALSE ICONSis a brand-new feature documentary from British band Gorillaz, the planet’s Most Successful Virtual Act.In his debut feature, director Denholm Hewlett follows the band’s every move for three years, covering themaking of two critically acclaimed albums and a world tour.The result is the first ever all-access immersive journey into the world of Gorillaz and its extended family -featuring never-seen footage, where the virtual meets the real -to capture the wondrous chaos of life.

In Search of Beethoven

In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest musicians were recorded and 100 interviews conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. Eleven interviews are included in the Extras and Six complete movements.

Wrinkles the Clown

In Florida, parents can hire Wrinkles the Clown to scare their misbehaving children.

Machine

Infiltrating everything from transport to military to healthcare – among an ever-growing list of fields – artificial intelligence is no longer merely the realm of science fiction.

Western Stars

The incomparable Bruce Springsteen performs his critically acclaimed latest album and muses on life, rock, and the American dream, in this intimate and personal concert film co-directed by Thom Zimny and Springsteen himself.

Suzi Q

Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.

Ailo's Journey

Ailo’s Journey narrates the struggle of a little wild reindeer to survive its first migration. Throughout his journey, the frail and vulnerable wild reindeer will have to overcome the ordeals that mark the first year of his existence. His awakening to the wild world is a true Christmas tale in the heart of the stunning landscapes of Lapland.

I Am No Bird

Four very different women from Australia, India, Mexico and Turkey prepare for their weddings, each one with different significance.

Pavarotti

Featuring never-before-seen footage, concert performances and intimate interviews, filmmaker Ron Howard examines the life and career of famed opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

The Eulogy

The tragic story of child prodigy pianist-composer Geoffrey Tozer, inspired by former Prime Minister Paul Keating’s searing eulogy for the artist.

Amazing Grace

The late director Sydney Pollack's behind-the-scenes documentary about the recording of Aretha Franklin's best-selling album Amazing Grace finally sees the light of day more than four decades after the original footage was shot.

The Australian Dream

The Australian Dream is a documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a deep and powerful story about race, identity and belonging.

Diego Maradona

Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli in the 1980s.

Advocate

Lea Tsemel defies convention at every turn. The legendary and controversial Israeli human rights lawyer has devoted her life to the battle for Palestinian rights. This real-life legal drama is also an intimate portrait of an astonishing woman.

Anthropocene

From lithium lakes in Chile to the flooded streets of Venice and psychedelic potash mines in Russia, Anthropocene travels the globe, using breathtaking cinematography to track the impact of humans on the planet. Narrated by Oscar winner Alicia Vikander.

Dive: Rituals in Water

Three female directors explore the sensory world of newborns in this delightful depiction of an unconventional infant swim class. “Baby whisperer” Snorri Magnusson has pushed the boundaries of what we believe tiny humans are capable of, and his students love every second.

Midnight Family

Race through the sprawling streets of Mexico City with the kind-hearted Ochoa family, who operate a private ambulance service in a highly cut-throat and competitive climate.

Midnight Traveler

When the Taliban put a price on Afghan director Hassan Fazili’s head, he is forced to flee with his filmmaker wife and their two young daughters. Using smartphones, the family chronicle their 5000 kilometres, three year journey in search of safety.

One Child Nation

Director Nanfu Wang is a member of the One Child Generation. After becoming a mother herself, she travels back to China to uncover the untold history of the policy, breaking open decades of silence.

Sea Of Shadows

This fast paced eco-thriller takes us aboard the Sea Shepherd, as they race to save the vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise from extinction in a black market controlled by Mexican cartels.

Shooting The Mafia

A journey through the life, loves and artwork of Italian photojournalist Letizia Battaglia, who challenged the ruthless Sicilian Mafia with her fearless photographs.

Talking About Trees

A ragtag gang of veteran Sudanese filmmakers fight to bring cinema back to the people after years of government repression.

The Magic Life Of V

A young woman finds the courage to face her past through the strange and magical world of Live Action Roleplaying.

Moonscape

Moonscape is a free and freely downloadable high-definition documentary about the first manned Moon landing. Funded and produced by space enthusiasts from all over the world, it shows the full, unedited Apollo 11 landing and moonwalk, using only the original TV and film footage and the original audio and photographs. All this material has been scanned, digitized and restored from the best available sources. The live TV broadcast, the 16mm color film footage shot on the Moon and in Mission Control, and the Hasselblad 70mm color photographs taken by astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, have been fully synchronized with the audio recordings (including the onboard and Mission Control recordings) and are presented in real time, as they happened, with full subtitles in English or Italian.

Moonwalk One

The history of the making of Moonwalk One, NASA's original Apollo 11 documentary film with the director, Theo Kamecke.

Apollo 11

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Armstrong

Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond.

Hail Satan?

Mystify: Michael Hutchence

In My Blood It Runs

From the perspective of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy in Alice Springs, Australia, struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa upbringing with a state education. Now with a post-credits pre-recorded Q&A from the Sydney Film Festival!

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

An insightful bio-doc of the legendary Miles Davis, the man and musician, packed with revealing newly released archival footage and interviews with friends like Quincy Jones.

Warren Miller's Face of Winter

Watch the world’s best skiers and riders cover ground in some of the most legendary destinations to honor a face that launched a thousand quips and got us all started on this long, crazy ride. Visit some of Warren’s favorite locations from Switzerland to Chamonix, British Columbia to Alaska, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, and more.

2040

Damon Gameau embarks on a journey to explore what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet and shifted them rapidly into the mainstream.

Breaking Habits

Cheated by her stealing, polygamist husband of 17 years, once highflying corporate executive Christine Meeusen flees penniless with her 3 young children.

John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection

An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations, and the hardest loss of his career at the 1984 Roland-Garros French Open.

Undermined: Tales from the Kimberley

Kimberley Traditional Owners question what meaningful negotiation looks like and offer humanising portraits of those at the centre of this battle in Australia’s spectacular north-west corner, which governments aspire to make "the future economic powerhouse of Australia". With the highest percentage of Aboriginal people living on Country in Australia, what will this mean for the Kimberley’s custodians, lands and cultures, and will they survive these pressures?

Free Solo

Live beyond fear.

Pick of the Litter

A dogumentary

Kusama - Infinity

Now one of the world’s most celebrated artists, Yayoi Kusama broke free of the rigid society in which she was raised, and overcame sexism, racism, and mental illness to bring her artistic vision to the world stage. At 88 she lives in a mental hospital and continues to create art.

The Coming Back Out Ball Movie

In the middle of Australia’s divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTIQ elders. These are their stories.

Spitfire

Inspiration of a nation

Coldplay: A Head full of Dreams

A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS offers an in-depth and intimate portrait of the band’s spectacular rise from the backrooms of Camden pubs to selling out stadiums across the planet.

Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

“A very sweet, engaging and celebratory documentary with heft and beauty.” — The Globe and Mail

Love, Gilda

“Exuberant and moving. What made Gilda Radner special — and uproarious — was her spirit: open, smiling, generous, euphoric.” — Variety

The Museum

“Illuminating the essence of this complex institution… The Museum captures the extraordinary vitality and variety of the Israel Museum.” — The Jerusalem Post

The Oslo Diaries

A group of Israelis and Palestinians come together in Oslo for an unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s in order to bring peace to the Middle East.

Itzhak

“Highly intelligent and warm portrait of the most haimische virtuoso who ever lived.” — Film Journal International

The Invisibles

“If this film were fully fiction, people wouldn’t believe it.” — Director Claus Räfle

The Waldheim Waltz

“Urgent…Incisive and astute. If it sounds like a dry history lesson, think again.”— Variety

Fahrenheit 11/9

Academy Award® winner Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine) is back, as he turns his attention to examine Donald Trump’s election win on November 9, 2016.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

'A portrait of an artist that's nearly as powerful and necessary as the artist himself.'

Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist

The remarkable story of iconoclastic fashion designer Vivienne Westwood as she fights to maintain her brand’s integrity, her principles and her legacy.

The Gardener

A 20-acre private garden in the Quebec mountains inspires awe in its visitors.

McKellen: Playing the Part

The ever-charming actor appeals to young and old, national theatre lovers and franchise kids, the legendary; Sir Ian McKellen.

I Am Paul Walker

Explore the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as a child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious movie franchise.

Three Identical Strangers

They didn't know they were brothers. But someone did.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

A little kindness makes a world of difference.

Wayne

Guts is everything

Working Class Boy

To understand the man, you must meet the boy

Whitney

The voice that defined a generation

Jill Bilcock: Dancing The Invisible

An unprecedented feature documentary about one of the world’s leading film artists – Australian film editor Jill Bilcock

The Gospel According to André

A Film About André Leon Talley

Gurrumul

GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.

Earth: One Amazing Day

An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.

Buena Vista Social Club Adios

In 1996, Cuban bandleader Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, British producer Nick Gold, and American guitarist Ry Cooder convened in Havana to produce a Cuban-Malian collaboration. wo decades since that fateful first session, we catch up to these master musicians.

Abramovic In Brazil - The Space In Between

arina Abramovic travels through Brazil, in search of personal healing and artistic inspiration, experiencing sacred rituals and revealing her creative process.

Meal Tickets

A band of best friends, a roadie that wanted to be a rockstar, a documentary ten years in the making.

Faces Places

Director Agnès Varda and photographer and muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.

The Final Year

Greg Barker gives an unprecedented look at the shaping of US foreign policy by following key members of outgoing US President Barack Obama’s administration.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

“A thoroughly engaging, eye-opening showbiz doc.” - The Hollywood Reporter

Ben-Gurion, Epilogue

“Offers a rare intimate look at what went on inside Ben-Gurion’s heart and mind.” - Variety

Warren Miller's Line of Descent

Ride along on a stunning cinematic journey as we travel near and far, descending some of North America’s deepest lines in Jackson Hole, Montana, Silverton, Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows, and Steamboat

Blue

99% of all living space on Earth occurs in the Ocean. But the seas are under threat.

Mountain

An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between Sherpa filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's fascination with high places. Narrated by Willem Dafoe.

I Am Not Your Negro

Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli.

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.

Chicken People

CHICKEN PEOPLE is a chirpy feature documentary that follows American breeders Brian C, Shari and Brian K as their chickens compete for the ultimate title of Grand Champion at the Ohio National Poultry Show. Enter their fascinating world as they share their passion for poultry, and how competing provides a place for their dreams to roost. CHICKEN PEOPLE is a heart-warming look at the ultimate best-in-show of chicken perfection.

Kedi

Hundreds of thousands of cats have roamed the metropolis of Istanbul freely for thousands of years, wandering in and out of people's lives, impacting them in ways only an animal who lives between the worlds of the wild and the tamed can. Cats and their kittens bring joy and purpose to those they choose, giving people an opportunity to reflect on life and their place in it. In Istanbul, cats are the mirrors to ourselves.

Risk

Director Laura Poitras turns her camera on another controversial figure: the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.

Warren Miller’s Here, There & Everywhere

Film #67 from Warren Miller, featuring skiers and snowboarders at locations including Glacier Country, Montana, Switzerland, Deer Valley Resort, Greenland, and more.

McLaren

The story of New Zealander, Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win.

The Eagle Huntress

Follow Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, and rise to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been typically been handed down from father to son for centuries.

The Coming War On China

The Coming War on China reveals what the news doesn't - that the United States and the world's second economic power, China (both nuclear armed) are on the road to war. Pilger's film is a warning and an inspiring story of resistance. Releases in Sydney Feb 16th and Canberra Feb 26th

Nick Cave: One More Time With Feeling

Documents the writing, recording and performing of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ sixteenth studio album, Skeleton Tree.

Aida's Secrets

Family secrets, lies, high drama and generations of contemporary history unspool in this international story that begins with World War II and concludes with an emotional 21st-century family reunion. Izak was born inside the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in 1945 and sent for adoption in Israel. Secret details of his birth mother, an unknown brother in Canada and his father's true identity slowly emerge in this extremely personal investigative film.

Monsieur Mayonnaise

Artist and filmmaker Philippe Mora (Mad Dog Morgan; The Howling II; Swastika) is producing a graphic novel about his late father, Georges, widely known in Melbourne as a beloved contemporary art patron and owner of bohemian eateries Mirka Café, Café Balzac and the Tolarno Restaurant and Galleries. Less known, however, is Georges' astonishing history as part of the French resistance during World War II, his friendship with renowned mime Marcel Marceau (Philippe's godfather), and how together they saved thousands of Jewish lives with a fiendishly simple trick involving baguettes and mayonnaise.

Rabin In His Own Words

20 years after his assassination, Yitzhak Rabin himself tells his dramatic life story.

Poi e: The Story of Our Song

Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Maori Quartet, Two Little Boys) the film tells the story of musician Dalvanius Prime and the origin of the song “Poi E”, a ground-breaking fusion of 1980s pop and traditional Maori music. “Poi E”, composed by Dalvanius and Ngoingoi Pewhairangi and performed by the Patea Maori Club, remains the only song in Te Reo Maori to reach No 1 in the charts, over 30 years since its 1984 release.

THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - THE TOURING YEARS

A compilation of found footage featuring music, interviews and stories of the Beatles 250 concerts from 1963 to 1966.

Chasing Great

Chasing Great is an insightful portrayal that weaves Richie McCaw's life story into his final season as an All Black, revealing the determination and mental toughness of an international sporting legend who still sees himself as an 'ordinary guy' from small town New Zealand.

Life Animated

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.