Ashfield Library
Third Thursday of the month
10am-12pm |
20 February - Still Life: San Xia hao ren (Drama, 1 hour 45 minutes, 2026, credit Kanopy)
A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.
Director: Zhangke Jia
Features: Tao Zhao, Zhou Lan, Sanming Han, Lizhen Ma
Supplier: Big World Pictures
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Balmain Library
Fourth Friday of the month
2pm-4pm |
28 February - Blue Jean (Drama, M, 1 hour 37 minutes, 2022, credit Kanopy)
In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyses a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core.
Director: Georgia Oakley
Features: Kerrie Hayes, Rosy McEwen, Lucy Halliday
Supplier: Magnolia Pictures
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Leichhardt Library
Second Wednesday of the month
1pm-3pm |
12 February - The Red House (Drama, PG, 1 hour 15 minutes, 2015, credit Beamafilm)
Is home the place you are from, or what you carry inside you wherever you go? The Red House is a story about the endurance of love in the face of cultural upheaval, environmental neglect, and the universal process of ageing.
Lee and Jia are a couple in their sixties still deeply in love after twenty years. But when Jia has to return to her homeland to care for her ageing parents, the physical traces of their years together are packed away. Their future together suddenly seems fragile. Jia finds the ancient city of her memories replaced by a disposable, fast-paced lifestyle. On his arrival, Lee also feels lost in this foreign land. As the family crisis escalates, the couple strives to reconcile the uneasy balance of their love.
Director: Alyx Duncan
Cast: Meng Jia Stuart, Lee Stuart
Country: New Zealand
Language: English, Mandarin
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Marrickville Library
Second Friday of the month
10am-12pm |
14 February - What Really Happened to Baby Jane? and the Films of the Gay Girls Riding Club (Comedy, M, 2 hours 51 minutes, 1962, credit Kanopy)
The Gay Girls Riding Club (GGRC) took California’s 1960s underground gay scene by storm with drag spoofs of classic Hollywood films. These pioneering DIY movies are essential snapshots of mid-century drag culture that would feel right at home with the dreamy work of Mike and George Kuchar. AGFA, in partnership with the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, is thrilled to present these overlooked chapters of queer cinema -- preserved from the only known 16mm film elements in existence.
Films included: ALWAYS ON SUNDAY (1962, 8 mins), WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1963, 31 mins), THE ROMAN SPRINGS ON MRS. STONE (1963, 19 mins), SPY ON THE FLY (1967, 43 mins), ALL ABOUT ALICE (1972, 75 mins)
Director: Ray Harrison
Features: Freida, Roz Berri
Supplier: Giant Pictures
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