AIDC & ACMI ANNOUNCE ‘DOCUMENTED’ SCREENING PROGRAM FOR AIDC 2023
FEATURING THE VICTORIAN PREMIERE OF LAURA POITRAS' OSCAR-NOMINATED ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
AIDC and Presenting Partner ACMI announce Documented, a specially-curated public program of feature and short documentary screenings and Q&As to coincide with the AIDC 2023 conference and marketplace.
This year’s Documented program showcases local and global documentaries and change-makers, from the latest Oscar®-nominated film by Laura Poitras, to a true crime deep dive with Emma Sullivan, darkly comic documentary with David Farrier, and a history of First Nations activism from Richard Bell and Larissa Behrendt.
All screenings except the first delegate-exclusive showing of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, (courtesy Madman), are open to the public, with a limited number of complimentary tickets available to AIDC 2023 delegates. See each screening listing for further details.
“Responding to the theme Agents of Change, the Documented screening program – presented in partnership with ACMI – is a showcase of bold documentary storytelling that provokes thought and calls truth to power with real-world impact,” said AIDC CEO / Creative Director, Natasha Gadd.
“We’re particularly excited to be presenting the Victorian premiere of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, the latest Oscar-nominated feature by the doyenne of investigative documentary, Laura Poitras.”
All screenings except the first delegate-exclusive showing of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed are open to the public, with a limited number of complimentary tickets available to AIDC 2023 delegates. See each screening listing for further details.
AGENTS OF CHANGE SHORTS
Presented by ACMI, AIDC, and The New York Times Op-Docs
A striking selection of award-winning short documentaries, curated by the New York Times Op-Docs that respond to the theme ‘Agents of Change’, including an Oscar-winning short about a trailblazing female basketballer, and an animated trip back to middle school.
2.30pm, Sunday 5 March 2023
ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
Directed by Laura Poitras (Citizenfour), follow the epic story of artist Nan Goldin, told through her groundbreaking photography and footage, as she fights to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis. Victorian Premiere.
AIDC delegate exclusive screening: 4pm, Sunday 5 March, ACMI Cinema 1 [LEARN MORE]
Public ticketed screening: 7pm, Sunday 5 March, ACMI Cinema 1 [LEARN MORE]
MISTER ORGAN + Q&A
Directed by David Farrier (Tickled, Dark Tourist), a journalist unwittingly stumbles into a thrillingly tense game of cat and mouse with a mysterious man causing havoc in his neighbourhood.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director David Farrier.
6.30pm, Monday 6 March, ACMI Cinema 2
INTO THE DEEP + Q&A
Australian filmmaker Emma Sullivan’s would-be portrait of a Danish inventor takes a startling turn into evidence of a murder, and the ensuing fallout for those around him. Theatrical Premiere.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Emma Sullivan.
6.30pm, Tuesday 7 March, ACMI Cinema 2
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Directed by Larissa Behrendt (After the Apology), 50 years of First Nations activism in Australia is seen through the lens of contemporary artist and provocateur Richard Bell.
6.30pm, Wednesday 8 March, ACMI Cinema 2
The Documented screening program will run during AIDC 2023, 5-8 March, ACMI, Melbourne.
For more information and links to ticketing, visit our Screenings program page.
Main Image: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)