Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, acclaimed director Sean Baker’s new film follows Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

Better Man is based on the true story of the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and remarkable resurgence of British pop superstar Robbie Williams, one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Under the visionary direction of Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), the film is uniquely told from Williams’ perspective, capturing his signature wit and indomitable spirit.

A new film from Academy Award-winner Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty, Youth, The New Pope) is always an event to celebrate, and PARTHENOPE – his visually and aurally stunning, decades-spanning romantic drama about a Neapolitan woman’s search for happiness and fulfilment - is no exception.

PADDINGTON IN PERU brings Paddington's story to Peru as he returns to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.

STARTS JAN 23

Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with one of the world's most secretive and ancient events -- participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church.

STARTS JAN 23

Ingrid and Martha became close friends while working together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

An intimate 'behind the scenes' presentation and Q+A session with the filmmakers will follow this screening.
SUNDAY FEB 23 - 1:30PM

Three years after the fall of Kabul many Afghan filmmakers still remain in hiding, unable to work, speak or find refuge. In support of these brave creatives join us for a screening of the hugely successful and ‘game-changing' single mother drama, Shereen - made before the Taliban takeover - by a team of Australian and Afghan filmmakers. Acclaimed internationally - with nominations against the likes of The Night Manager and Mr Robot - this film and it’s follow up series symbolised the hopes and dreams of a new Afghanistan... before it all tragically fell apart.

Language: Dari with English subtitles
Fundraiser for AFGHAN FILMMAKERS RESCUE FUND

WEDNESDAY FEB 26 – 7PM

Co-presented by Theatre Royal & Bob Brown Foundation.

Through the power of personal stories, be taken on a journey to the vast and threatened landscapes of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest in the northwest of Lutruwita / Tasmania. This area, known as Takayna / Tarkine, is one of the last wild places on Earth.

SATURDAY FEB 8 – 11AM + Q & A with artist Jiawei Shen and director James Bradley.

Winner of the 2024 Documentary Australia Award for Best Documentary at Sydney Film Festival!

Award winning Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen's plans to create an epic work depicting his homeland's tumultuous recent history.  As Jiawei’s masterpiece progresses, he and his artist wife Lan Wang reveal their stories of life under Mao’s China, before the traumatic events of Tiananmen Square saw them establish themselves in Australia.

Welcome To Babel puts an intimate and human face to an all-consuming obsession counterpointed by an intimate portrait of a marriage forged in the extraordinary changes of the 20th century. 

STARTS FEB 13

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Mangold (Ford v Ferrari, Walk the Line) brings to life the enigmatic story of Bob Dylan in A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, a star-studded biographical drama that explores the transformative early years of the legendary singer-songwriter. Anchored by a career defining performance from Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, the film captures the revolutionary spirit of the 1960s and the birth of one of music’s most iconic voices.

STARTS FEB 13

From Pablo Larraín, director of SPENCER and JACKIE, comes MARIA starring Angelina Jolie as the world's greatest female opera singer, Maria Callas. Angelina Jolie unveils new highs within her emotional register in Pablo Larraín's Maria, the tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest female opera singer, relived and reimagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.