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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the best from hollywood, and handpicked cinema from around the globe
SPECIAL EVENT: A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS + Q&A
STARRING: Darren Gilshenan, Gary Sweet, David Roberts, Helen Thomson, Thea Raveneau
DIRECTOR: Madeleine Dyer
DURATION: 1:30
RATING: M
BRING HIM TO ME (FINAL)
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 1:36
DIRECTOR: Luke Sparke
STARRING: Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Pepper, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred
FINGERNAILS (FINAL)
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
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.
FINGERNAILS
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
BRING HIM TO ME
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 1:36
DIRECTOR: Luke Sparke
STARRING: Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Pepper, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred
THEATER CAMP (ENCORE)
STARRING: Molly Gordon,Ben Platt
DIRECTORS: Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman
DURATION: 1:33
RATING: M
SPECIAL EVENT: QUEER CONNECT
Welcome & Speed Friending from 6 - 7pm
Screening of Theater Camp at 7:30pm
FINGERNAILS
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
BRING HIM TO ME (CRYBABY)
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 1:36
DIRECTOR: Luke Sparke
STARRING: Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Pepper, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred
BRING HIM TO ME
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 1:36
DIRECTOR: Luke Sparke
STARRING: Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Pepper, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred
FINGERNAILS
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
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.
SPECIAL EVENT: MUTINY IN HEAVEN: THE BIRTHDAY PARTY + Q&A
DIRECTOR: Ian White
DURATION: 1:39
RATING: R18+
FINGERNAILS (CRYBABY)
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
FINGERNAILS
STARRING: Riz Ahmed, Jessie Buckley, Jeremy Allen White
DIRECTOR: Christos Nikou
DURATION: 1:53
RATING: M
BRING HIM TO ME
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 1:36
DIRECTOR: Luke Sparke
STARRING: Sam Neill, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Pepper, Liam McIntyre, Zac Garred
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (FINAL)
RATING: MA15+
DURATION: 3:26
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, John Lithgow, Jesse Plemons, Robert De Niro, Brendan Fraser, Lily Gladstone
SHAYDA (FINAL)
STARRING: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Mojean Aria, Jillian Nguyen, Rina Mousavi, Selina Zahednia, and Leah Purcell
DIRECTOR: Noora Niasari
DURATION: 1:57
RATING: M
SHAYDA
STARRING: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Mojean Aria, Jillian Nguyen, Rina Mousavi, Selina Zahednia, and Leah Purcell
DIRECTOR: Noora Niasari
DURATION: 1:57
RATING: M