First Look:
Thu 11 Jun 7pm, Fri 12 Jun 7pm, Sat 13 Jun 7pm, Sun 14 Jun 5.30pm
Overlord unclassified 15+
Stuart Cooper, 83 mins, UK, 1975, 35mm, B&W. Courtesy: Stuart Cooper and Janus Films

Winner of the Silver Bear at the 1975 Berlin Film Festival, Stuart Cooper's original and hypnotic meditation on the machine of war is an astounding rediscovery for cineastes. Shot by legendary cinematographer John Alcott, Overlord seamlessly combines a fictionalised narrative of a British soldier's journey from basic training to the beaches of Normandy with startling documentary footage taken from the wider conflict. Stanley Kubrick said the only problem with Overlord was that it was 'an hour-and-half too short'. After seeing this remarkable filmmaking achievement, one would have to agree.

Australian Perspectives
Sat 13 Jun 4pm
A Nun's New Habit unclassified 15+
Robyn Hughnan, 56 mins, Australia, 2008, Digital Betacam. Source: Emergint

Sister Carmel Wauchaupe is certainly not your average nun. Living in the outback town of Whyalla, Sister Carmel furthers the work of the Good Samaritan Sisters by tending to the forgotten, the incarcerated and the desperate of the (recently closed) Baxter Detention Centre. Screening as part of Refugee Week, the screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Sister Carmel, Steve Warne (Documentary Manager, Film Victoria), human rights lawyer Ben Schokman, writer Arnold Zable and other special guests. Hosted by Farah Farouque, senior writer, The Age.

Kid's Flicks
Sun 14 Jun 10.30am, Sun 14 Jun 1pm
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George Pal, 92 mins, UK/USA, 1958, 35mm. Source: Chapel Distribution

The classic Brothers Grimm tale of a pint-sized boy called Tom is a remarkable blend of live action, animation and puppetry brought to glorious Technicolor life under the guidance of George Pal (The Time Machine). Russ Tamblyn (Riff in West Side Story and Dr Jacoby in Twin Peaks) is the diminutive Tom who takes a trip to the local village and is nabbed by two villains (one being Peter Sellers) who intend to make the most out of our innocent little hero.