Fairy tales have always been a means of speaking truth to power; challenging injustice and providing hope. The ‘Fairy Tales Cinema: Truth, Power and Enchantment’ free film program presents beloved classics alongside contemporary retellings and highlights how filmmakers have innovated on older stories to resonate in different times and contexts. Screening this week and upcoming…
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Join us for a magical fairy tale event on Sunday 3 December at 11am — the intricate and enchanting 1926 silent film The Adventures of Prince Achmed will feature a live score performed on stage by music duo Dva — Linsey Pollak and Tunji Beier. Screening as part of the ‘Fairy Tale’ film program, The…
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The free film program — ‘Fairy Tales Cinema: Truth, Power and Enchantment’ — accompanying the ticketed ‘Fairy Tales‘ exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) in Brisbane (2 December 2023 until 28 April 2024) examines how cinema shapes our understanding of fairy tales, and how their structure in turn changes how cinema tells stories.…
Don’t miss the final concert in our ‘City Symphony’ Live Music & Film series. On Sunday 26 November at 11am we’ll be screening the joyous Man with a Movie Camera 1929 with a live score played on stage by Jonny Ng from Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra. Shot by a Polish filmmaker in Moscow as…
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QAGOMA’s 2024 program will include ‘mudunama kundana wandaraba jarribirri: Judy Watson‘ a career survey of work by the leading contemporary Australian artist; the Australian exclusive ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses‘, an immersive multidisciplinary blockbuster showcasing the innovative practice of the Dutch fashion designer; and the opening of ‘The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary…
We offer a rare treat for this months Live Music & Film City Symphony event at 11.00am Sunday 22 October — a classical pianist who is a veteran of silent film performance. Mauro Colombis will be fresh from the world’s premiere silent film festival — Pordenone Silent Film Festival — in Italy where he was…
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