independent cinema

since nineteen eleven

Note: As our capacity has now increased, we are no longer taking online pre-bookings for films, unless they are one-off screenings or special events. Visit our box office at 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine, to purchase a ticket. Box office opens 30 minutes prior to each screening.

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Nov
25

SPECIAL EVENT: BROMLEY: LIGHT AFTER DARK

DIRECTOR: Sean McDonald

DURATION: 1:34

David Bromley found that art appeased the voices in his head and helped him find beauty in the world. So he made the life-changing decision to commit his whole being to something meaningful.

Light after Dark takes us into the world of this prominent Australian artist. With intimate access, we peel away the layers of anxiety, phobias and suicide survival, whilst embracing the humour, energy, and love that is ever-present in the Bromley world. David’s journey is not complete without his wife Yuge and it’s through this powerful partnership that we witness firsthand the fragility of David’s world and state of mind. As the Bromley’s live their authentic lives, interviews with friends, critics and musicians add perspectives and insight on creative process, mental health, and commercialisation of art.

Ultimately Light after Dark is a love story for the ages and a rousing exploration of life and creativity. As David himself says, “art saved my life”. But that’s just the beginning of this story…

Director Sean McDonald has documented the Bromley’s for over 5 years, leading to this incredibly intimate and unique documentary on one of Australia’s most prolific and iconic artists.

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Nov
12

SPECIAL EVENT: GRAVEL ROAD

DIRECTOR: Tristan Pemberton & the Tjuntjuntjara community

DURATION: 1:09

The award-winning documentary 'Gravel Road' depicts the debut tour of rock band, Desert Stars, who embark on the most remote rock tour in the world.

The Indigenous four-piece, whose music fuses Traditional Aboriginal Culture with Western Rock ’n Roll, navigate the drama and excitement of their journey through outback Western Australia, taking the viewer with them across some of the loneliest roads on the driest continent on the planet.

Directed by Tristan Pemberton, who shares credit for the film with the Tjuntjuntjara Community, Gravel Road is essentially a character study of Desert Stars’ front-man Jay Minning, whose engaging presence guides viewers into the drifting culture of Spinifex Country situated in Western Australia’s Great Victoria Desert and nurtures a number of Indigenous communities, including the band’s community, ‘Tjuntjuntjara’, and call its vast and remote surrounds, home.

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