JAZZ ON FILM
Thu 30 Apr 7.30pm, Sat 2 May 7.30pm
Let's Get Lost M
Bruce Weber, 120 mins, USA, 1989, 35mm. Source/Courtesy: Little Bear Inc.
Renowned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber weaves together in glorious black and white the tragic rise and fall of jazz idol Chet Baker, once described as a cross between James Dean and Jack Kerouac. The documentary traces Baker's story from his rise in the jazz world as a celebrated trumpeter and singer playing with the likes of Charlie Parker, to his tragic decline in the 1980s which saw the fading of his matinee idol looks, his struggle to book gigs and his battle with heroin addiction.

Fri 1 May 9.15pm
Sun Ra: Space is the Place M
John Coney, 85 mins, USA, 1974, 35mm. Source/Courtesy: Jim Newman
Space age prophet, jester, shaman-philosopher and avant-jazz keyboardist Sun Ra lands his spaceship in Oakland and disembarks on a musical odyssey that takes in black power, inner-city rap sessions and a world concert to blow your mind. Originally released in a truncated version due to cuts requested by Sun Ra (apparently due to prudishness over the more salacious elements of the plot), Space is the Place was re-released in 2003 with the reinstated scenes, cementing the film's cult reputation as the trippiest sci-fi-meets-blaxploitation film ever!

FIRST LOOK: MUSIC IN MAY
Thu 30 Apr 7pm, Fri 1 May 7pm, Sat 2 May 7pm, Sun 3 May 5.30pm
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: A Popumentary unclassified 15+
Jamie Jay Johnson, 100 mins, UK, 2008, Digital Betacam, English, Flemish, Bulgarian, Georgian, Cypriot Greek with English subtitles. Source: Beyond Entertainment
A super-sequined spawn of its over-the-top-pop spectacular parent, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is just as heady and extravagant, yet has a wildly more endearing display of driven young talent. This documentary follows a handful of creative teens vying for junior Eurovision stardom who must write and perform their own songs and wow millions of voting viewers in a live telecast. The fame and ecstasy of representing their countries - from Cyprus to Serbia - compel the kids to produce mind-boggling showstoppers of gaudy costumes and choreography as the film lays bare the hard-won joys of victory and unavoidable agonies of defeat. Australian premiere!

FREE PUBLIC PROGRAM > DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Sun 3 May 2 pm
A Series of Firsts: Panel Talk
This exclusive screening and panel discussion of A Series of Firsts short documentaries will be followed by a panel discussion on women in leadership including The Hon Joan Kirner, The Hon Gracia Baylor and Dur-e Dara.
Studio 1 > FREE! Tickets available from the ACMI Box Office on the day