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Fri 8 December, 8.15pm Cemetery of Splendour

Fri 8 December, 8.15pm Cemetery of Splendour

Weerasethakul returned to his hometown in Isan Province for this suitably mesmeric cine-poem on magic, history, and dreams. In a former school built on an ancient cemetery, a group of soldiers slumbers quietly, victims of a mysterious sleeping sickness.
Sat 9 December, 8.15pm: The Last Detail

Sat 9 December, 8.15pm: The Last Detail

Naval petty officers 'Badass' Buddusky and 'Mule' Mulhall are assigned to escort 18-year-old seaman Larry Meadows to a naval prison, where he’ll serve eight years for stealing $40 from his Admiral’s wife’s charity. Taking a shine to the luckless lad, the two career sailors decide to show him a good time in the major cities between Virginia and New Hampshire.
Sun 10 December, 3.30pm: An Elephant Sitting Still

Sun 10 December, 3.30pm: An Elephant Sitting Still

In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. In virtuoso visual compositions, the film tells the story of one single suspenseful day from dawn to dusk, when the train to Manzhouli is set to depart.
Sun 10 December, 8pm: Zama

Sun 10 December, 8pm: Zama

Propelled by highly elliptic storytelling and featuring a striking colour scheme as well as an extraordinary soundscape, Zama is a mixture of existential drama and Kafkaesque nightmare, constantly undercut by an ever-so-slight ironic tone.

Calendar

Sat 16 Dec 6:15pm
The Last Detail
Sat 16 Dec 8:15pm
L'eclisse
Sun 17 Dec 3:30pm
Norte, the End of History
Sun 17 Dec 8:00pm
Daughters of the Dust
Thu 21 Dec 8:15pm
Le Quattro Volte
Fri 22 Dec 8:15pm
Daughters of the Dust
Thu 28 Dec 8:00pm
L'eclisse