Movies at the Museum
Dates
Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays
7 - 23 May | 5.30pm & 7.30pm
Doors open 15 minutes prior to each movie session
Check below for screening details.
Standard | $15
Concession | $12.50
Child | $10
Site access information
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Seating will be a mix of beanbags and chairs.
During the month of May, our new state of the art Jubilee Hall immersive space will become a pop up cinema! Celebrating our new exhibition OceanXperience and the cinematic icon Sir David Attenborough in the lead up to his 100th birthday, our cinema program will showcase ocean and nature-based movies and documentaries.
From poignant documentaries showcasing the people and communities positively impacting our world, to cult classic films showing nature fighting back.
These relaxed viewing sessions are the perfect end to a day visiting the Museum or lend themselves to an excuse for a date night.
Sink into a comfy beanbag and join us in appreciating our natural world on the big screen.
Snack packs are available to purchase prior to your movie screening.
Doors open 15 mins prior to screening.
Week 1 | 7 - 9 May
(2021) G
Directed by Joseph Nizeti and Jennifer Peedom
A stunning exploration of the timeless relationship between human civilization and Earth's rivers, in all their majesty and fragility.
Duration: 1h 15m
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Country of Origin: Australia and United Kingdom
(2023) M
Directed by Rachael Antony and Laurence Billiet
THE GIANTS is a poetic, cinematic portrait of environmentalist Bob Brown and the Forest. The film draws on emerging science about trees and Brown’s experiences of activism to inspire a new chapter in our relationship with trees.
Duration: 1h 50m
Genre: Documentary, Animation, Biography, History
Language: English
Country of Origin: Australia
(2019) PG
Directed by Eric Tosti
Following the destruction of their spaceship, ten-year-old Willy gets separated from his parents while traveling through the galaxy. As his rescue capsule lands on a wild and unexplored planet he befriends the friendly robot Buck and kooky alien Flash. Together they adventure through the wild and mysterious planet, discovering its wildlife and beauty but also the dangers that lie beneath!
Duration: 1h 29m
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Language: English
Country of Origin: France
(2020) M
Directed by Nathan Grossman
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta—ashy student with Asperger’s—in her rise to prominence and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City.
Duration: 1h 37m
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Language: English
Country of Origin: Sweden, United States, Germany, United Kingdom
(2024) PG
Directed by Damon Gameau
Damon Gameau takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis.
Duration: 1h 21m
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Country of Origin: Netherlands and Australia
(2024) PG
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
Duration: 1h 25m
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Language: None (no spoken dialogue)
Country of Origin: Latvia, France and Belgium
Week 2 | 14 - 16 May
(2019) PG
Directed by Ayumu Watanabe
A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved.
Duration: 1h 51m
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Language: English
Country of Origin: Japan, China and Hong Kong
(2022) PG
Directed by Jane Hammond
Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the south-west of WA could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their habitats. Black Cockatoo Crisis looks at the plight of our special cockatoos and what we can do to stop these threatened species disappearing for ever.
Duration: 1h 15m
Genre: Documentary, Environment, Natural History
Language: English
Country of Origin: Australia
Getting to the screening
Screenings will take place in Jubilee Hall Immersive Gallery. Please see the below map for directions from the Museum’s Main Entry.
