AIDC & ACMI ANNOUNCE ‘DOCUMENTED’ SCREENING PROGRAM FOR AIDC 2024
FEATURING 2024 BEST DOCUMENTARY OSCARⓇ-NOMINEES 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL & FOUR DAUGHTERS
Press pause on fiction and celebrate the power of documentary storytelling on the big screen with AIDC 2024’s Documented screening program, co-presented with ACMI.
Celebrate this year’s AIDC program with a tightly curated selection of documentaries from Australia and around the world, screened at the ACMI cinemas in Fed Square, Melbourne / Naarm.
This year, our program weaves into the fabric of the AIDC 2024 theme: FRONTLINES. Whether they are innovative frontlines, creative frontlines, or physical frontlines, these films are at the forefront, standing their ground and leading the way.
Featuring films by AIDC Speaker guests, including the Victorian premiere of Mstyslav Chernov’s 2024 OscarⓇ-nominated 20 Days in Mariupol, Kaouther Ben Hania’s 2024 OscarⓇ-nominated Four Daughters, the latest documentary from Midnight Family director Luke Lorentzen, A Still Small Voice (with Q&A), and Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn’s SXSW Special Jury Award-winner, Another Body. Plus two free daytime screenings including Berlin Film Festival award-winning short Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) (with Q&A) and Frontlines: Short Films Curated by POV (PBS).
“AIDC is extremely proud to present the 2024 Documented screening program showcasing recent award-winning documentaries by AIDC participating filmmakers,” said AIDC CEO / Creative Director, Natasha Gadd.
“This year’s lineup features a curated selection of shorts and feature docs that respond to our Frontlines theme and that celebrate unique voices, bold creative visions and courageous storytelling. Thank you to our co-presentation partners at ACMI and curatorial collaborators at POV (PBS).”
All screenings in the Documented screening program are open to the public, with bookings and tickets available via the ACMI website.
For full session details and links to ticketing, please visit our SCREENINGS page.
Please Note: Marungka Tjalatjnu (Dipped in Black) and Frontlines: Short Films by POV are free but require booking. The remaining screenings are all $12 for AIDC pass-holders.
MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (DIPPED IN BLACK) + Q&A
Presented by AIDC & ACMI
Join us for a special screening of Berlin Film Festival award-winner Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) featuring an extended Q&A with the filmmakers.
ACMI Cinema 2, 14:15 – 15:15, Sunday 3 March 2024 (Free – Bookings Required)
FRONTLINES: SHORT FILMS CURATED BY POV
Presented by AIDC, ACMI & POV
A selection of award-winning short documentaries by independent filmmakers, curated by POV for ACMI and AIDC. These films traverse documentary form and topic, offering perspectives that animate, document, capture and illuminate their participants.
ACMI Cinema 2, 15:45 – 17:15, Sunday 3 March 2024 (Free – Bookings Required)
ANOTHER BODY
Presented by AIDC & ACMI
SXSW Special Jury Award-winner Another Body follows American college student Taylor’s search for answers and justice after she discovers deepfake pornography of herself circulating online.
ACMI Cinema 2, 18:30 – 20:15, Sunday 3 March 2024
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
Presented by AIDC & ACMI
Drawing on the daily news dispatches of Associated Press journalist and filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, 20 Days in Mariupol is the Oscar®-nominated telling of Russia’s invasion of Mariupol.
ACMI Cinema 2, 18:30 – 20:30, Monday 4 March 2024
A STILL SMALL VOICE + Q&A
Presented by AIDC & ACMI
Luke Lorentzen’s Oscar®-shortlisted A Still Small Voice follows Mati, a chaplain completing a year-long hospital residency, as she learns to provide spiritual care to people confronting profound life changes.
ACMI Cinema 2, 18:30 – 20:30 Tuesday 5 March 2024
FOUR DAUGHTERS
Presented by AIDC & ACMI
A gripping metafictional documentary, the Oscar®-nominated Four Daughters tells the story of a Tunisian mother’s grief when two of her four daughters run away to join Islamic State in Libya.
ACMI Cinema 1, 18:30 – 20:30, Wednesday 6 March 2024
The Documented screening program will run during AIDC 2024, 3-6 March, ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm.
For more information and links to ACMI ticketing, visit our SCREENINGS program page.