Upcoming Screenings
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
- Sun, Apr 28
Director: Ariane Louis-Seize Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: French
Starring: Félix-Antoine Bénard, Noémie O'Farrell, Sara Montpetit, Sophie Cadieux, Steve Laplante
Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill. When her exasperated parents...
The Southerner
- Mon, Apr 29
Director: Jean Renoir Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 1945
Starring: Betty Field, Beulah Bondi, J. Carrol Naish, Percy Kilbride, Zachary Scott
The picture that never lets go of your heart!
Goodbye Julia
- Tue, Apr 30
- Fri, May 10
- Sun, May 12
Director: Mohamed Kordofani Run Time: 116 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Arabic
Starring: Eiman Yousif, Ger Duany, Issraa Elkogali Häggström, Nazar Gomaa, Siran Riak
Wracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona — a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense...
Fallen Leaves
- Tue, Apr 30
- Fri, May 10
- Sun, May 12
Director: Aki Kaurismäki Run Time: 81 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Finnish
Starring: Alina Tomnikov, Alma Pöysti, Janne Hyytiäinen, Jussi Vatanen, Nuppu Koivu
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However,...
The Young and the Damned
- Wed, May 1
Director: Luis Buñuel Run Time: 82 min. Release Year: 1950 Language: Spanish
Starring: Alfonso Mejía, Alma Delia Fuentes, Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Roberto Cobo
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them...
The Zone of Interest
- Fri, May 3
- Sun, May 5
Director: Jonathan Glazer Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Christian Friedel, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte, Nele Ahrensmeier, Sandra Hüller
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their...
The Great Escaper
- Fri, May 3
- Sun, May 5
Director: Oliver Parker Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Glenda Jackson, John Standing, Laura Marcus, Michael Caine, Will Fletcher
Inspired by a true love story.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
- Mon, May 6
Director: Luis Buñuel Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1972 Language: French
Starring: Bulle Ogier, Delphine Seyrig, Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Stéphane Audran
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts...
The Tasting
- Tue, May 7
- Fri, May 17
- Sun, May 19
Director: Ivan Calbérac Run Time: 92 min. Release Year: 2022 Language: French
Starring: Bernard Campan, Éric Viellard, Isabelle Carré, Mounir Amamra, Olivier Claverie
Hortense has a big heart and no one to share it with except her cat, her embittered mom,...
Io Capitano
- Tue, May 7
- Fri, May 17
- Sun, May 19
Director: Matteo Garrone Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 2023 Language: Italian
Starring: Doodou Sagna, Hichem Yacoubi, Issaka Sawadogo, Moustapha Fall, Seydou Sarr
Longing for a brighter future, two Senegalese teenagers embark on a journey from West Africa to Italy. However,...
Belle de Jour
- Wed, May 8
Director: Luis Buñuel Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1967 Language: French
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Geneviève Page, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Pierre Clémenti
Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!
Launch Lab: Festivals & Marketing
- Sat, May 11
Run Time: 360 min.
Learn how to effectively market your film, develop film festival strategies, and prepare your submissions to catch the programmers attention.
Flickerfest 2024 Both Sessions
- Sat, May 11
Flickerfest (Best of Australian)
- Sat, May 11
Run Time: 120 min.
Celebrating 33 years, Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised Short Film Festival, and the country’s...
Flickerfest (Best of International)
- Sat, May 11
Run Time: 120 min.
Celebrating 33 years, Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy® Qualifying and BAFTA Recognised Short Film Festival, and the country’s...
Poltergeist
- Mon, May 13
Director: Tobe Hooper Run Time: 114 min. Release Year: 1982
Starring: Beatrice Straight, Craig T. Nelson, Dominique Dunne, JoBeth Williams, Oliver Robins
It knows what scares you.
One Life
- Tue, May 14
- Fri, May 24
- Sun, May 26
Director: James Hawes Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Johnny Flynn, Jonathan Pryce, Romola Garai
Save one life, save the world.
The Thing
- Wed, May 15
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 109 min. Release Year: 1982
Starring: David Clennon, Keith David, Kurt Russell, T.K. Carter, Wilford Brimley
Man is the warmest place to hide.
Videodrome
- Mon, May 20
Director: David Cronenberg Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1983
Starring: Debbie Harry, James Woods, Leslie Carlson, Peter Dvorsky, Sonja Smits
Long live the new flesh.
Wicked Little Letters
- Tue, May 21
- Fri, May 31
Director: Thea Sharrock Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2024
Starring: Anjana Vasan, Gemma Jones, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Olivia Colman
Be careful what you post.
May December
- Tue, May 21
- Fri, May 31
Director: Todd Haynes Run Time: 117 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Andrea Frankle, Charles Melton, Chris Tenzis, Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman
Some roles are transformative.
They Live
- Wed, May 22
Director: John Carpenter Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1988
Starring: George Buck Flower, Keith David, Meg Foster, Peter Jason, Roddy Piper
You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.
The Falls (Pt 1)
- Mon, May 27
Director: Peter Greenaway Run Time: 98 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Adam Leys, Colin Cantlie, Sheila Canfield, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios...
Freud’s Last Session
- Tue, May 28
Director: Matt Brown Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Northam, Jodi Balfour, Liv Lisa Fries, Matthew Goode
September 3, 1939. The world is on the brink. A monumental session with two of the greatest minds of the twentieth century over the future of mankind and the existence of God.
A Taste of Hunger
- Tue, May 28
Director: Christoffer Boe Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2021 Language: Danish
Starring: Charlie Gustafsson, Dag Malmberg, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Nicolas Bro, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children and run their own gourmet restaurant; Malus....
The Falls (Pt 2)
- Wed, May 29
Director: Peter Greenaway Run Time: 195 min. Release Year: 1980
Starring: Adam Leys, Colin Cantlie, Sheila Canfield, Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
The exploration of the effects of an unexpected catastrophe, known as VUE (violent unknown event) through the bios...
The Draughtsman’s Contract
- Mon, Jun 3
Director: Peter Greenaway Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 1982
Starring: Anne-Louise Lambert, Anthony Higgins, Dave Hill, Hugh Fraser, Janet Suzman
A landscape of lust and cunning.
Script Club: TBC
- Tue, Jun 4
- Thu, Dec 5
Run Time: 120 min.
These sessions will assist in the creative development of attendees by enhancing their understanding of story, scene structure, dialogue, script formatting and more! This session of Script Club is free for Mercury Subscribers. Writers’ SA members are entitled to $10 tickets.
A Zed & Two Noughts
- Wed, Jun 5
Director: Peter Greenaway Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 1985
Starring: Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon, Frances Barber, Geoffrey Palmer, Joss Ackland
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
2024 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
- Thu, Jun 6
Run Time: 80 min.
Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special...
The Merchant of Four Seasons
- Wed, Jun 12
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 88 min. Release Year: 1972 Language: German
Starring: Andrea Schober, Hanna Schygulla, Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Karl Scheydt
Hans is a street fruit peddler and born-loser. His choice of career upsets his bourgeois family, causing him...
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
- Mon, Jun 17
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 93 min. Release Year: 1974 Language: German
Starring: Barbara Valentin, Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Elma Karlowa, Irm Hermann
Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her...
Effi Briest
- Wed, Jun 19
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 141 min. Release Year: 1974 Language: German
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Herbert Steinmetz, Lilo Pempeit, Ulli Lommel, Wolfgang Schenck
When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town...
Fox and His Friends
- Mon, Jun 24
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 125 min. Release Year: 1975 Language: German
Starring: Adrian Hoven, Christiane Maybach, Karlheinz Böhm, Peter Chatel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Survival of the fittest.
Chinese Roulette
- Wed, Jun 26
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Run Time: 86 min. Release Year: 1977 Language: German
Starring: Alexander Allerson, Anna Karina, Brigitte Mira, Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel
A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up...
Script Club: TBC
- Tue, Jul 2
Run Time: 180 min.
These sessions will assist in the creative development of attendees by enhancing their understanding of story, scene structure,...