05 November 2008
Welcome to Big Screen 2008
COUNTDOWN TO
MALLACOOTA
Friday, 9 May 2008 |
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7:30PM
Crackerjack (M) 92min Jack (Mick Molloy), an enterprising jokester, is a member of a local bowling club purely for the purpose of renting out his car park space to nearby workers.  $5 or $2 Cann River Public Hall |
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The Saviour (PG) 18min Malcolm is a gentle, effective door-to-door evangelist who's in love with a married woman. With pressure mounting from his church to convert her, Malcolm decides his bible is the very weapon he needs to destroy the marriage that's keeping him from his true love. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best LIve Action Short 2007.
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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11:00AM - FAMILY SCREENING
Elephant Tales (G) 101min A moving and magical tale of two elephant brothers in search of their mother, and the flamingo, chimp and giraffe that they encounter as they roam the African plains. Kids $5, ADULTS FREE! The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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1:00PM
Filmmaking Workshop  FREE - MUST REGISTER WITH MALLACOOTA ARTS COUNCIL PH: 03 5158 0890 The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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3:00PM
Ten Canoes (M) 90min It is the distant past, tribal times. Dayindi (played by Jamie Gulpilil) covets one of the wives of his older brother. $7 or $5 The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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7:30PM - MEET THE DIRECTORS...
The View From Greenhaven 97min A delightful comedy about life in an idyllic and small coastal town. $7 or $5 - Light supper following screening The Mudbrick Pavilion |
Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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12:00PM
Unfolding Florence (PG) 82min Florence Broadhurst lived an amazing life. Not content with reality, she invented and reinvented her past to be even more interesting. $7 or $5 The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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3:00PM - MOTHER'S DAY SCREENING
Strictly Ballroom (PG) 95min When a young ballroom champion defies the all-powerful Federation by dancing his own steps, his dream of winning the Pan-Pacific Grand Prix is shattered. His career seems in jeopardy until help comes from an unexpected quarter and he finds the courage to challenge the Federation. $10 or $8 - incudes devonshire tea The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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7:30PM
Jedda (G) 90min Australia's first narrative colour feature film (1955), and the first to star Indigenous actors. Beautifully restored by the National Film and Sound Archive. $7 or $5 The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
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9:30AM - School screening
The Silly Billies Save the Circus!! (G) 70min When the Silly Billies hear that their circus friends are in trouble, they decide to help. Fun and laughter follow as the Silly Billies create chaos under the big top. FREE The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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11:30AM - School screening
Opal Dream (PG) 90min Pobby and Dingan are the invisible friends of Kellyanne, the nine-year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film is a funny, uplifting and touching story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby and Dingan, and the impact this has on Kellyanne's family and the whole town. FREE The Mudbrick Pavilion |
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1:30PM - School screening
Kokoda (M) 95min A fearsome force of Japanese fighters land on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. Their intention: to seize Port Moresby and invade Australia. FREE The Mudbrick Pavilion |
