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Zombie horde in Day of the Dead (1985) © Umbrella Entertainment
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Zombies: living history through the living dead

From Haitian folklore to brain-eating monsters on film, the zombie has captured our imaginations – and reflected our fears – for longer than you may think.
A woman with a dark hair wearing a plain dress stands in front of a door that a tiger is looking through. She's seemingly unaware, peering out of frame. It's a vintage black and white image of Mabel Normand.
Bethan Johnson and Matt Millikan

The weaker sex

An actress of Asian appearance (Anna May Wong) is dressed in stylish clothes and staring defiantly into the camera. The photo is black and white
Zing Tsjeng

She attracts their stares

Emma Stone in Cruella (2021), © Disney+, courtesy Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo
Anna Bogutskaya

Ambition looks good on her

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A woman with a dark hair wearing a plain dress stands in front of a door that a tiger is looking through. She's seemingly unaware, peering out of frame. It's a vintage black and white image of Mabel Normand.

Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion

Learn more about the screen goddesses and works featured in Goddess: Power, Glamour, Rebellion.
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Iconic film and TV moments

Find out why we chose these moments to feature in our Edit Line interactive experience in The Story of the Moving Image.
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Personal Response

We share some of our thoughts and memories sparked by the objects and works featured in our exhibitions.
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We need to talk about ...

Join our curators and programmers for a chat about the hottest, most underrappreciated and polarising screen works today.
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First Nations stories

Get to the heart of the moving image with stories from First Peoples' perspectives.Want to write for this section?
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Inside ACMI X podcast

Meet the ACMI X residents at the cutting edge of Australia's screen culture in this monthly podcast series exploring Film, TV, videogames and creative technologies like AR ...
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The Story of the Moving Image

A visitor looks at The Last Emperor costumes in The Story of the Moving Image - photo by Shannon McGrath
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Curating our centrepiece exhibition

Our visitor experience guides pose questions to the curators and creators behind our exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.
Don't mess with the Ferals restrospective - Ellen Muller

Ellen Muller

Don't mess with The Ferals: revisiting the cult classic series

The Ferals are loud, obnoxious, dangerous, bad-mannered and ugly... We want more!
Alexander Perrin and Joshua Tatangelo playing Heavenly Bodies at ACMI

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Heavenly Bodies: Alexander Perrin and Joshua Tatangelo in conversation

The Melbourne-based duo discuss how they crafted their stellar physics-focused game.
Chris Hemsworth as Thor, standing in a room surrounded by people. He's wearing a gold and blue suit of armour and a flowing red cape. He's holding the axe stormbreaker, made from tree branch and a jagged blade. His hair is long and framing his face.

Liam Burke

Primary colours: adapting superhero costumes from page to screen

As Thor crashes into cinemas and ACMI with Thor: Love and Thunder, unmask the comic book origins of superhero costumes and their big screen adaptations.
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Peter Waples-Crowe on Ngaya (I Am)

Learn more about this work, showing as part of the How I See It: Blak Art and Film exhibition at ACMI.
Steven Rhall

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Steven Rhall on Avert

Learn more about this work, showing as part of the How I See It: Blak Art and Film exhibition at ACMI.
Jarra Karalinar Steel

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Jarra Karalinar Steel on More Than Just a Game

Learn more about this work, showing as part of the How I See It: Blak Art and Film exhibition at ACMI.
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    Exploring the science of colour, light, reflection and movement.

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    Home Alone
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    Education Perspectives

    Girl explains design of the obstacle she and a partner mapped out on a production design of Little J and Big Cuz's backyard
    Susan Bye

    Our Creative Learning Partnership

    ACMI's Education team works collaboratively with St Albans Heights Primary School to design, test and refine our programs to support screen, media and traditional literacy learning.
    Xena and Gabrielle in Xena Warrior Princess: Girls just wanna have fun
    Nadav Gozlan

    Play it Again – for the first time

    What happens when a high school student discovers classic Ausssie videogames from the 1990s?
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    Create something you love: tips for aspiring filmmakers

    We caught up with Top Screen 2022 Jury Prize winners, Erin Kim, Alissa Mohamed and Finn Woodlock, to share their hot tips and filmmaking insights.
    Zoe McDonald

    Re-imagining our Fairytales and Fantasy workshop

    Transformative creative learning experiences are integral to ACMI’s identity as a museum of screen culture, and to our learning program.
    Emma Sullivan

    Your one-stop guide for school holidays at home

    Have fun and keep busy over the school holidays with these activity ideas for creative kids.
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