Center Stage
A unique melding of biopic and biographical documentary, this 90s classic – sumptuously restored in time for its 30th anniversary – pays tribute to a vanished era of cinema.
Chess of the Wind
A long-lost masterpiece of 1970s Iranian cinema finally re-emerges on the big screen.
Children of Montmartre
This 1933 French realist classic is a humane and subversive exploration of child poverty, the limits of schooling and the sanctuary offered by love.
NFSA Restores: Radiance
Rachel Perkins’ affecting Aussie classic sees three estranged sisters reluctantly reunite for their mother’s funeral and grapple with long-suppressed family secrets.
Pickpocket
Capturing the malaise of Chinese society at the tail end of the 20th century, Jia Zhang-ke’s restored feature debut is ripe for re-examination.
Sisters With Transistors
Laurie Anderson narrates the untold history of the women who blazed a trail through electronic music.