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THE ORPHANAGE (MA) 105min - MOVIE TRAILER

pic Director Juan Antonio Bayona, Mexico. English subtitles. This is a thriller with a distinctive Latin sensibility. Laura, her husband and adopted son return to the institution where she was raised, and decide to transform it into an orphanage. Soon, her son, Simon, a strange and solitary child, makes an invisible friend. Laura puts this down to an overactive imaginations until a series of discomforting events begin to rattle her composure. This film provides us with an eerie and moving journey. Recommended.
• Aug 1, 2, 3, 6

LEATHERHEADS (PG) 113min - MOVIE TRAILER

picDirector George Clooney, USA. Oscar winners George Clooney and Renee Zellweger match wits in this rapid-fire romantic comedy about two on-field team-mates who become off-field rivals for a young spitfire journalist’s affections. Set in the early days of America’s pro-football league in the 1920s, Clooney plays Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football captain determined to guide his ragtag team and struggling league from bar brawls to packed stadiums.
• Aug 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

THE PAINTED VEIL (M) 123min - MOVIE TRAILER

pic Director John Curran, China. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s. A young English couple, Walter and Kitty, marry for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where Kitty falls in love with someone else. When Walter realises this, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth. An outstanding film with impressive costume design and exemplary acting, filmed on location in the stunning Guangxi province. A must see!
• August 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13

HAPPY GO LUCKY (M) 118 min - MOVIE TRAILER

Director Mike Leigh, UK. Mike Leigh defies all expectation with this sparkling film about the relentlessly cheerful Poppy, a London teacher whose boundless optimism protects her from the darker things in life. Overly effervescent at first, Poppy’s sprightly, joking, bounding way becomes increasingly endearing as she prevails through a series of uproarious encounters with her bigoted, uptight driving instructor, parties with her housemate and best friend Zoe and plots the rescue of a troubled little boy. Starring Sally Hawkins this is Mike Leigh’s best film in years.
• August 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20

UNFINISHED SKY (M) 90min - MOVIE TRAILER
Director Peter Duncan, Australia. Set against the harsh beauty of the rural Australian landscape, Afghan refugee Tahmeena stumbles away from a life of forced work in a brothel and onto an isolated farm where she hopes to find help. She is discovered by John, a quite farmer shunned by his neighbours, who cares for her, gradually coaxing her back to health. Starring William McInnes, Monic Hendrickx, this thriller/love story combination is a great success as a film.
• August 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25
THE COUNTERFEITERS (MA) 97min - MOVIE TRAILER
Director Stefan Ruzowitzky, Germany. English subtitles. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film, this is the story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history. Based on an account by a Holocaust survivor, it explores the secret currency counterfeiting unit established by the Nazis during World War II and the Jewish prisoners selected to work in this unit. The film’s central moral issue of survival or working complicitly with the Nazis is heightened by August Diehl’s performance as a Jewish prisoner who prefers death to supporting this horrific regime.
• August 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
THE BAND'S VISIT (M) 85min - MOVIE TRAILER
Director Eran Kolirin, Israel. The Band’s Visit has been an audience favourite all over the world – so don’t miss it! Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck and the like, they were left stranded at the airport. Soon they find themselves in a desolate, almost forgotten, Israeli town. A witty and charming film that offers a great deal more than comedy – a powerful message of tolerance and understanding. Very entertaining.
• August 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 27
THE INDEPENDENT (M) 85min - MOVIE TRAILER
Director John Studley and Andrew O’Keefe, Australia. Marks the feature-film debut of the team at Apocalypse Films. This highly-satirical, yet deeply personal screenplay about the ill-fated journey of Marty Browning was written in response to a growing dissatisfaction with Australia’s social and political landscape. Marty Browning is played by the very talented Lee Mason; the rest of the cast includes a showcase of some of Melbourne’s most diverse performers and real-life characters. This is the story of a man who presents himself to the world to slay their demons, only to purge his own and become a hero along the way.
• August 22, 23, 24, 25, 27
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON (G) 96min - MOVIE TRAILER
Director David Sington, USA. In the Shadow of the Moon brings together for the first time the surviving crew members from every single Apollo mission which flew to the moon, and allows them to tell their story in their own words. Beautifully shot, this riveting first-hand testimony is interwoven with visually stunning archive materials which has been remastered from the original NASA film footage - much of it never used before. Rediscover the technical wonders and raw adventure of the Apollo missions!
• August 28
TIBETAN FESTIVAL FILMS (SEE SPECIALS & EVENTS PAGE FOR MORE INFO)

BUDDHA’S LOST CHILDREN (PG) 98min
A Thai Buddhist monk and former professional boxer wages an inspirational battle to help orphaned children. Thailand.

THE CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG (PG) 93min
This doco/narrative captures the traditional way of life of a real nomadic family with a warm-hearting story. Mongolia.

THE WEEPING CAMEL (PG) 87min
A family of nomadic shepherds use a traditional ritual to save a rare baby camel rejected by its mother. Mongolia.

HIMALAYA (PG) 108min
It is caravan time in Dolpo, high in the Himalayas of Nepal. The villagers must trek for days across the mountains with
laden yaks to trade their salt for grain. Nepal.

 AUGUST PROGRAM

Friday Aug 1
1.30pm The Painted Veil
6.30pm Leatherheads
8.30pm The Orphanage

Saturday 2
1.30pm Leatherheads
3.45pm The Painted Veil
6.30pm The Orphanage
8.30pm The Painted Veil

Sunday 3
1.30pm Leatherheads
3.45pm The Painted Veil
6.30pm The Orphanage

Monday 4
6.30pm Leatherheads
8.30pm The Painted Veil

Wednesday 6
6.30pm The Orphanage
8.30pm Leatherheads TIX $8

Thursday 7
7.00pm Fundraiser (All welcome): The Painted Veil

Friday 8
1.30pm Happy Go Lucky
6.30pm Unfinished Sky
8.30pm The Painted Veil

Saturday 9
1.30pm Happy Go Lucky
3.30pm The Painted Veil
6.30pm Unfinished Sky

Sunday 10
1.30pm Unfinished Sky
3.30pm Happy Go Lucky
6.30pm The Painted Veil

Monday 11
6.30pm Happy Go lucky
8.30pm The Painted Veil

Wednesday 13
6.30pm Unfinished Sky
8.30pm The Painted Veil

Thursday 14
7.30pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Happy Go Lucky

Friday 15
1.30pm The Counterfeiters
6.30pm Happy Go Lucky
8.45pm The Band’s Visit

Saturday 16
10.30am The Bee Movie TIX $5
1.30pm Unfinished Sky
3.30pm Happy Go Lucky
6.30pm The Counterfeiters
8.30pm The Band’s Visit

Sunday 17
11.00am Toddler time: Unfinished Sky
1.30pm The Band’s Visit
3.30pm The Counterfeiters
6.30pm Unfinished Sky

Monday 18
6.30pm Movie meal night: Unfinished Sky

Tuesday 19
7.00pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Happy Go Lucky

Wednesday 20
7.30pm Fundraiser (all welcome): Happy Go Lucky

Thursday 21
6.30pm The Counterfeiters
8.30pm Unfinished Sky

Friday 22
1.30pm Unfinished Sky
7.30pm Opening Night: The Independent

Saturday 23
1.30pm The Counterfeiters
3.30pm Unfinished Sky
6.30pm The Independent
8.30pm The Band’s Visit

Sunday 24
1.30pm The Independent
3.30pm The Band’s Visit
6.30pm The Counterfeiters

Monday 25
6.30pm Unfinished Sky
8.30pm The Independent

Wednesday 27
6.30pm The Band’s Visit TIX $8
8.30pm The Independent

Thursday 28
7.00pm In the Shadow of the Moon

TIBETAN FESTIVAL: AUG 29 – SEPT 5

Friday 29
10am to 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film Buddha’s Lost Children
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
7.30pm Tashi Shopa dance display prior to the film
8pm film The Weeping Camel

Saturday 30
10am to 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film Himalaya
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
7.30pm Tashi Shopa dance display prior to the film
8pm film Buddha’s Lost Children

Sunday 31
10am to 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation
11am Pet blessing by Tibetan monks | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film The Cave of the Yellow Dog
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
8pm film Himalaya

Monday Sept 1
10am – 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film The Cave of the Yellow Dog
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
7pm Black Hat Tibetan dance display prior to the film
8pm film The Weeping Camel

Tuesday 2
10am – 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film The Weeping Camel
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
8pm film The Cave of the Yellow Dog
Dinner available, bookings essential

Wednesday 3
10am – 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
2pm film Buddha’s Lost Children
6pm Dinner, bookings essential
7.30pm Chod practice dance prior to the film
8pm film Himalaya

Thursday 4
10am – 5pm Installation of the sand mandala
10.30am Meditation | 12-2pm Lunch
3.30pm Chanting by the monks
4.30pm Dissolution ceremony of mandala
7pm film The Cave of the Yellow Dog