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  • A crowd of people sitting in Fed Square's open plaza at dusk, watching a projection on Fed Square's big digital screen (out of the frame).
  • A still from the documentary Big Swim, depicting a group of people in bathing costumes, at the banks of a river, some of them half in the water.
Until 3 Oct

The Big Screen Goes Green: Documentaries for Nature Lovers

  • Free
  • Film

Catch green-themed documentaries on Fed Square's big screen during RESET festival. The documentaries explore stories of community-led grassroots environmental action around Melbourne.

From the Ground Up is an eight-part documentary series exploring the diversity of work that environmental volunteers do across the more than 500 volunteer groups operating in the greater Melbourne area.

Big Swim traces the story of a group of advocates working towards the vision of a swimmable Yarra River/ Birrarung.

Presented by Fed Square as part of RESET – a free festival for greener living.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 12 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Sat 13 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Sun 14 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Mon 15 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Tue 16 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Wed 17 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Thu 18 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Fri 19 Sep
  • 4pm - 5.30pm 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Tue 30 Sep
  • 2.30pm - 3pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 2.30pm - 3pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 2.30pm - 3pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 2.30pm - 3pm 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Location

Big Screen
Fed Square
Swanston St & Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9655 1900
  • email address: info@fedsquare.com
  • Visit website for The Big Screen Goes Green: Documentaries for Nature Lovers
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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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