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  • Sofia Coppola and fashion designer Marc Jacobs, who are the subject of Sofia Coppola's documentary film Marc by Sofia.
  • A colour photograph of Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale standing outdoors in front of her dilapidated Grey Gardens estate. She wears a black headscarf, a matching black turtleneck, and a large brown fur coat.
  • Archival photo and still from a documentary features Indigenous rights activists and supporters marching under a 'Free Black Australia' banner during the historic 1972 protests connected to the foundation of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
  • A still from the 2026 political documentary The Seoul Guardians, shows a person with their face pressed up against a plastic shield or door.
30 Oct – 31 May

Matinees at ACMI Cinemas

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  • Entertainment

This summer ACMI has put together a program of documentaries for curious minds.

Kicking off the season are exclusive screenings of Sofia Coppola's new fashion documentary Marc by Sofia. From Boxing Day they invite you to see the iconic Grey Gardens, alongside it's rarely screened sequel. And changing gears they're also screening two great protest films in Ningla A-Na which focuses on the early days of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, and The Seoul Guardians which captures democracy being traded away, and the people of South Korea rising to take it back.

Matinee sessions run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week, with new films fortnightly. All these films screen exclusively at ACMI.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 30 Oct
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 31 Oct
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 1 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 6 Nov
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 7 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 8 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 13 Nov
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 14 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 15 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 20 Nov
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 21 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 22 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 27 Nov
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 28 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 29 Nov
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 4 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 5 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 6 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 11 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 12 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 13 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 18 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 19 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 20 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 25 Dec
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 26 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 27 Dec
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 1 Jan
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 2 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 3 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 8 Jan
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 9 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 10 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 15 Jan
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 16 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 17 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 22 Jan
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 23 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 24 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 29 Jan
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 30 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 31 Jan
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 5 Feb
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 6 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 7 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 12 Feb
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 13 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 14 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 19 Feb
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 20 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 21 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 26 Feb
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 27 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 28 Feb
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 5 Mar
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 6 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 7 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 12 Mar
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 13 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 14 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 19 Mar
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 20 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 21 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 26 Mar
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 27 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 28 Mar
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 2 Apr
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 3 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 4 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 9 Apr
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 10 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 11 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 16 Apr
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 17 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 18 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 23 Apr
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 24 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 25 Apr
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 30 Apr
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 1 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 2 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 7 May
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 8 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 9 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 14 May
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 15 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 16 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 21 May
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 22 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 23 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Fri 28 May
  • 1.30pm - 3.30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Sat 29 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm
Sun 30 May
  • 11am - 1pm 11:00am - 1:00pm

Location

ACMI Cinemas
Fed Square, Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $9 to $14

Adult / general $14
Student / concession $12
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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8663 2200
  • email address: info@acmi.net.au
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All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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