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We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF are based.
We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
Newcastle
23—25 June 2023
Event Cinemas Kotara
Friday 23rd June 2023
Fri Jun 23 at 7:00pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

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Fri Jun 23 at 7:15pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Three Chords and the Truth

Feature An emotive Aussie indie, inspired by the real-life story of singer-songwriter Jackie Marshall, including a dynamo acting performance from the musician herself.
Fri Jun 23 at 7:15pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Chum

Short Film When Mary, a fiercely independent woman with vision impairment, has a mishap, a friendly stranger steps in to help. The two bond – but Mary notices all isn’t quite as it seems.
Saturday 24th June 2023
Sat Jun 24 at 12:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Afire

Feature Silver Bear winner in Berlin, Christian Petzold (Undine, SFF 2021; Barbara, SFF 2012) returns with a tragicomic romp about four young people trapped at a holiday house as a fire draws near.
Sat Jun 24 at 2:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Riceboy Sleeps

Feature A strong-willed Korean single mother and her young son start a new life in 1990s Canada. Anthony Shim’s semi-autobiographical drama has won more than 20 international awards.
Sat Jun 24 at 4:45pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Rachel's Farm

Documentary In this uplifting documentary, actor-director Rachel Ward sets out to regenerate her northern NSW beef farm, with the help of experts and neighbours.
Sat Jun 24 at 7:15pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Chevalier

Feature This sumptuous historical drama is based on the true story of Black composer Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr., Waves, Elvis) whose musical mastery led to his rise in the 18th century French court.
Sunday 25th June 2023
Sun Jun 25 at 12:15pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Subtraction

Feature A married couple meet their doppelgängers in a riveting psychological mystery by leading Iranian filmmaker Mani Haghighi (Pig, SFF 2018). Toronto, 2022.
Sun Jun 25 at 2:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

EO

Feature Polish master Jerzy Skolimowski’s bold new Cannes Jury Prize-winning drama follows a nomadic donkey as it experiences the best and worst mankind has to offer.
Sun Jun 25 at 2:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Tangki (Donkey)

Short Film Three Anangu women of different generations tell the story of how donkeys came to be valuable friends and helpers in the desert communities in the APY lands of northern South Australia.
Sun Jun 25 at 4:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

I Like Movies

Feature Chandler Levack’s hilarious ode to cinephiles and video stores balances a fragile coming-of-age story in the mid-2000s with wicked humour. A warm-hearted hit at TIFF 2022.
Sun Jun 25 at 4:30pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

Ratbag

Short Film Kyle spends yet another day on school detention waiting for a dressing down. Acts of rebellion get him through it. Created by Bus Stop Films, which uses filmmaking to raise the profile of people living with disability.
Sun Jun 25 at 7:00pm Newcastle - Event Cinemas Kotara

How To Blow Up A Pipeline

Feature A taut, compulsive Tarantino-esque thriller, inspired by Andreas Malm’s controversial book, in which a group of environmental activists set out to sabotage an oil pipeline.
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