Jebediah: Are We OK?
Jebediah: Are We OK?
Jebediah: Are We OK?

Jebediah: Are We OK?

Unclassified 15+
Program Strand/s: Music on Film Australia

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Take a 30-year journey with the beloved Australian alternative rock band, from humble beginnings to the harder aspects of growing up.

Perth alt rockers Jebediah were a breed apart in the halcyon days of the late-90s and early-2000s Australian indie music scene. In stark contrast to the often volatile and soon-to-splinter groups they toured with, the easygoing quartet – lead singer Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans), his drummer brother Brett, bassist Ness Thornton and lead guitarist Chris Daymond – stuck fast to one another. Commanding national attention on Triple J and soon channelling the cred of multiple studio albums into their own record label, Jebediah seemed like quintessential industry survivors. But as the band entered its third decade, the freewheeling lifestyle of their youth had begun to cast a shadow. With recreation shifting to addiction and connections fraying, will these lifelong friends and creative partners find a way to keep the music alive?

Built from a wealth of archival and home-movie footage ranging from the band’s humble high school beginnings through to the current day, as well as firsthand perspectives from local music icons such as Tim Rogers, Phil Jamieson and Janet English, Arlo Dean Cook’s MIFF Premiere Fund–supported documentary is a rocking roller-coaster ride and a candid cautionary tale about the price of fame.

Tickets

Metro sessions
Thu 13 Aug 6:30pm Forum
Access: Assistive listening Audio Description Wheelchair Accessible
Sat 15 Aug 9:45pm Village Cinemas Crown 5
Access: Auslan Interpreted Wheelchair Accessible Open Captioned
Fri 21 Aug 6:15pm Village Cinemas Crown 5
Access: Wheelchair Accessible
Regional sessions
Sat 15 Aug 7:30pm The Pivotonian Cinema Geelong
Access:
Sun 16 Aug 6:00pm Theatre Royal Castlemaine
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Sat 22 Aug 6:00pm Capitol Cinema Warrnambool
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