Calling co-op fans, cinema heads, and Australian political history buffs!
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The Co-op Federation will host a discussion panel with some Australian cinema greats before screening the new documentary “Senses of Cinema” directed by John Hughes and Tom Zubrycki.
This fascinating film shows how Australian Filmmakers’ Co-operatives played a vital role in the cultural upheavals in the ’60s-’80s. Birthing major Australian talents like Jan Chapman, Gillian Armstrong and Phillip Noyce, the Filmmakers’ Co-operatives of Sydney and Melbourne. These co-ops created stunning cinematic documents of the time in place of any real sense of a local film industry.
Sunday 2 April at
5.45pm.
Palace Norton Street, Sydney.
To learn more about the history of Australian Film Co-ops, check out this article. For interested co-ops further afield, we may be able to organise special screenings, so be in touch with molly@fed.coop for more info.
Image 1: Sydney Filmakers, 1979. Photo: Sandy Edwards
Image 2: Senses of Cinema bill poster
Image 3: Phillip Noyce at a Sydney Co-op meeting in 1973. Photo: Matt Butler.
Image 4: At the Melbourne Co-op in July 1977, from left are Christine Johnston, Trevor Bergroth and the author, John Hughes. Photo: Ivan Gaal.