What's On at ACMI: Wednesday 7 to Tuesday 13 September 2016

ACMI's weekly what's on guide provides a small sample of programs coming up. For session times and more information on these and all ACMI happenings across our cinemas, galleries, education spaces and collection archives visit acmi.net.au

Weiner (M)
Opens 1 September – exclusive limited season
acmi.net.au/weiner
Winner of the Best Documentary prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Weiner is a wonderfully stranger-than-fiction tale of political scandal and contemporary morality. Anthony Weiner was a democratic congressman on the rise when a -sexting' scandal forced a humiliating resignation. Two years later, he ran for New York City mayor, betting that his ideas would trump his indiscretions. With unprecedented access, Weiner takes us inside this fascinating political comeback-turned-meltdown.
Josh Kriegman / Elyse Steinberg, 96 mins, USA, 2016, DCP, Madman Entertainment

SPECIAL EVENT – Adam Bandt on Life in Politics
On Saturday 3 September at the 6pm session of WEINER, Adam Bandt, Federal Member for Melbourne, will join ACMI Head of Film Programs, James Hewison, for a special post-screening Q&A event reflecting on life in politics. Adam Bandt made history in 2010 when he was the first Greens MP to be elected to the House of Representatives at a general election. At the recent Federal election he was re-elected with 68.5% of the vote.
Tickets: Full $17, Concession $13. Member $10.

Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie
Thursday 8 to Wednesday 21 September
acmi.net.au/louis-theroux
Widely lauded as a MIFF 2016 program highlight, one of the year's most acclaimed documentaries Louis Theroux: My Scientology Movie sees Theroux make his cinematic debut with director John Dower and two-time Academy Award-winning producer, Simon Chinn (Searching for Sugar Man, Man on Wire). Together they venture inside the famously mysterious Church of Scientology following a long fascination with the famed -Hollywood' religion. Continuing on from his many dealings with eccentric human behaviour, the incomparable British broadcaster Louis Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church of Scientology's Los Angeles headquarters is denied.
Tickets: Full $17, Concession $13. Member $10. No free tickets.

Girl Asleep (M)
Saturday 10 to Saturday 24 September
acmi.net.au/girl-asleep
Recent winner of The Age Critics' Choice Award for MIFF 2016, Girl Asleep sees Rosemary Myer in her directorial debut – one that magically translates this award-winning play to the big screen with an impressive Australian cast including Bethany Whitmore (Mary and Max), Harrison Feldman (Upper Middle Bogan), Matthew Whittet (The Great Gatsby), Eamon Farren (Red Dog) and Tilda Cobham-Hervey (52 Tuesdays). On the cusp of turning fifteen, Greta Driscoll (Whitmore) can't bear to leave her childhood behind. She floats in a bubble of loserdom with her only friend Elliott, until her parents throw her a surprise 15th birthday party that flings her into a parallel place; a world that's weirdly erotic, a little bit violent and thoroughly ludicrous. Only there can she find herself.
Tickets: Full $17, Concession $13. Member $10

Wanda
Saturday 10 to Sunday 25 September
acmi.net.au/wanda
Winner of the International Critics Award at the 1970 Venice Film Festival, Wanda remains one of the most essential (and rarely-seen) works of American Independent Cinema. Hollywood star Barbara Loden writes, directs and stars as Wanda; a beguiling woman who abandons her family and hits the road. What begins as a desperate and mysterious escape for Wanda turns sour when she's caught up in a bank robbery gone wrong.

Tickets: Full $17, Concession $13. Member $10

FINAL WEEK of SCORSESE exhibition
Until Sunday 18 September
acmi.net.au/scorsese
For one final week in its only Australian showing, this landmark exhibition explores the inspirations, creative process and key collaborations of one of the most influential directors of our time. From Taxi Driver and Goodfellas to The Age of Innocence and The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese's intense and exhilarating films define him as one of the world's greatest directors. Drawn from his personal collection and featuring hundreds of objects and a rich selection of footage, SCORSESE offers a comprehensive insight into the director's career as an unparalleled screen stylist and tireless champion of cinema.
Tickets: Full $25, Concession $18, Member $17

FINAL DAYS of free ACMI exhibition Del Kathryn Barton: The Nightingale and the Rose
Until Sunday 11 September
acmi.net.au/nightingale
This free ACMI exhibition celebrates the extraordinary collaboration between two-time Archibald Prize winning artist Del Kathryn Barton and filmmaker Brendan Fletcher, tracing the remarkable adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 19th century classic into a hauntingly beautiful animated film. A landmark in contemporary moving image, the film is screened inside the exhibition, voiced by celebrated actors, including Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham and Geoffrey Rush, with music by Sarah Blasko. The exhibition features a selection of Barton's evocative paintings, stunning never-before-seen handmade props and material from the production archives, revealing the extraordinary workings behind this captivating animated picture.
Tickets: FREE

For session times and more information on these and all other events on at ACMI visit acmi.net.au