FILM PROGRAM
PUPPETRY SHORTS
6.30pm
22nd Sept
ACMI
Suitable for all ages
The Melbourne Festival of Puppetry and ACMI present a night of short Puppetry Films.
Enjoy a night of innovative and delightful shorts from independent puppet film and theatre makers.
Works will transport you to strange lands and introduce magical beings of all shapes and sizes while reflecting on our shared experiences of what is to be human…
BLUEBACK & ARTISTS’ TALK
6.30pm
23rd Sept
ACMI
Suitable for all ages
The film’s run time is 103 minutes
A heart-warming Australian tale of family, friendship, and the power of one person to make a difference.
Join us in ACMI Cinemas for a post-screening panel discussion with director Robert Connolly, Sonny Tilders of Creature Technology and puppeteer Jacob Williams of Lemony S Puppet Theatre on the importance of portraying the blue groper through puppetry, rather than relying on CGI, and why this decision lifted both the film's emotional impact and the performances from the actors who swam alongside Blueback. Hosted by Rosemary Myers from Windmill Pictures