From late August to November, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) presents the Travelling Showcase, with a series of weekend programs taking place across regional Victoria.
Supported by the Victorian State Government, a series of weekend programs will take place in nine locations starting with Belgrave’s Cameo Cinemas from 31 August – 2 September
The Belgrave program includes four of this year’s festivals most talked about screenings, including MIFF Premiere Fund supported films Acute Misfortune, and The Eulogy.
Acute Misfortune (MIFF Premiere Fund-supported) stars Daniel Henshall as infamous Archibald Prize-winning artist Adam Cullen in a lyrical adaptation of The Saturday Paper editor Erik Jensen’s acclaimed biography.
Top of the Lake actor Thomas M. Wright makes his directorial feature debut weaving a striking tale of the bright young wunderkind writer and the brilliant yet deeply troubled artist.
The Eulogy, another MIFF supported film is inspired by former Prime Minister Paul Keating’s searing eulogy for Geoffrey Tozer.
Directed by Janine Hosking, (My Khmer Heart) the film explores the remarkable and tragic story of Australia’s greatest-ever, and perhaps most overlooked, pianist and includes Keating re-staging his famous funeral oration as music educator and conductor Richard Gill AO embarks on a journey to restore Tozer’s legacy.
Among other ovies featuring at Belgrave Cameo is Undertow, a psychological thriller of grief, abuse and obsession set against the backdrop of local footy culture and, The Coming Back Out Ball Movie which captures the stories of the glittering October 2017 Coming Back Out Ball whilst exploring complex realities around ageing in the LGBTI+ community.
The series of weekend movies will take at Belgrave Cameo Cinemas from 31 August to 2 September.
