As part of FED TV MOVIES, Federation Square presents:a world class selection of free films throughout March – April on selected Saturday nights.
Fed Squarewill be publicly showing a selection of award winning films on the big screen and the atrium screen for free. Our new brilliant high definition big screen will come alive with these films leaving you gasping for more.
All screenings are double screenings with two different movies being shown each evening. Make an evening of it, in the comfort of Fed Square's deck chairs and join us in Melbourne's only free outdoor cinema.
Saturday 8th March (Double Screening)
7:30pm
Koyaanisqatsi (G)
9:00pm
Welcome to Wonderland
Koyaanisqatsicontrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society. – “one of the greatest films of all time”(Uncut).
Welcome to Wonderlandis a unique documentary film about music and dance. "I think it would be fair to say that Welcome to Wonderland is a little left of field for a documentary. Our vision was to create a unique film that not only tells a story, but also shares an experience. Welcome to Wonderland is a film about the celebration of life that everyone can enjoy."- Director, James Short
In 1996 electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. Ten years later, these cars were destroyed. Why were they all destroyed? Who Killed the Electric Car? is a murder mystery that unravels the puzzling demise of a vehicle that could have saved the environment...and ended America’s dangerous addiction to foreign oil. (89 mins)
A necessary and beautiful film, Kanyini, looks at the world’s oldest living culture in a way that’s never been seen before. A tale of Indigenous wisdom clashing against materialist notions of progress. It is a story that is fundamental for understanding contemporary Australia. (53 mins)
Princess Mononokeis a Japanese animation, translated into contemporary film dialogue. It explores vital themes about indigenous people trying to maintain their way of life, about the conflict between progress and the environment… (133 mins)
Powaqqatsicalls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, it masterfully portrays the human cost of progress. (95 mins)
Manufactured Landscapesis a stunning documentary, following Director, Edward Burtynsky to China, as he captures the effects of the country’s massive industrial revolution. Manufactured Landscapes tracks the beauty and the horror of industry's imprint on the earth"- NOW MAGAZINE (86 mins)
Naqoyqatsichronicles the most significant event of the last five thousand years: the transition from old nature, to the "new" nature, the technological era. Is war just an inevitable, mechanical process of evolution? (89 mins)
