Restorations

A program of cinematic treasures, classics and curios, newly restored to their former glory – ready to be discovered or ripe for rediscovery.

Shorts Package
Past Event

Back From the Ink: Restored Animated Shorts

A collaboration between Seth MacFarlane and Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation, this restoration unearths lost classics from animation’s Golden Age.

62 mins / USA / English
Feature
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The Cars That Ate Paris

Peter Weir’s classic comedy of the macabre returns in an immaculate, all-new 4K restoration co-presented by the National Film and Sound Archive.

Dir. Peter Weir / 1974 / 91 mins / Australia / English
Feature
Past Event

Community to Commercial - Restored Australian Music Videos

Reminisce about Melbourne's community radio stations with a newly restored 1987 documentary, followed by a mix of indie band film clips.

2024 / 70 mins / Australia / English
Feature
Past Event

Histoires d'Amérique: Food, Family and Philosophy

Chantal Akerman’s newly restored portrait embraces Jewish New York, from trauma and resilience to generous helpings of Borscht Belt jokes.

Dir. Chantal Akerman / 1989 / 92 mins / France, Belgium / English, Yiddish
Feature
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Lake Mungo 4K

One of Australia’s greatest cult classics – equal parts ghost story and family drama – screens for the first time in a glorious new 4K restoration.

Dir. Joel Anderson / 2008 / 87 mins / Australia / English
Feature
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Romulus, My Father (Restoration)

Eric Bana and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in this emotionally textured, AFI Award–winning drama based on the acclaimed memoir – now lavishly restored.

Dir. Richard Roxburgh / 2007 / 104 mins / Australia / English
Feature
Past Event

The Small Back Room

Now in a stunning 4K restoration, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s WWII thriller remains a classic of aching romance and high-wire suspense.

Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger / 1949 / 106 mins / UK / English
Feature
Past Event

Stephen Cummins Retrospective

A crucial chapter in Australia’s queer history is brought to light in this National Film and Sound Archive restoration of Stephen Cummins’s films.

Dir. Stephen Cummins / 59 mins / Australia / English
Feature
Past Event

Un rêve plus long que la nuit

A debauched, exuberant French art fairytale stuns all over again in a luscious new 4K restoration.

Dir. Niki de Saint Phalle / 1976 / 82 mins / France / French