
The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Telescope
When
Wed 9 Jul 2025
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Scored by a montage of audio sources reflecting on the colonial legacy of terra nullius, De Bruyn’s provocative “documentary” explores the contested space of the suburban backyard and the histories and practices of dispossession it acts to erase. Shot over a 20-year period on a range of different formats including Super 8 and digital video, it is a remarkable timelapse document of presence and absence, occupation and haunted history.
Preceded by Flinders Dirk de Bruyn (2024) 13 mins – Unclassified 15+. This timelapse record of Flinders Street Station over a period of 24 hours combines the contemporary affordances of digital video with the chiming bells of St Paul’s Cathedral.
Program to be introduced by the filmmaker.
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Australia's longest-running film society, Melbourne Cinémathèque screens significant works of international cinema in the medium they were created, the way they would have originally screened.
Melbourne Cinémathèque is self-administered, volunteer-run, not-for-profit and membership-driven.
