EFFA presents: Mad Max 2 and an Evening of Speculative Futures

As tomorrow rushes on at an unstoppable speed Environmental Film Festival Australia and Monash University present an evening of speculative future exploration at Lido Cinemas on Thursday 7 November.

Featuring four distinct visions of the future with a retrospective screening of Australian classic Mad Max 2 (1981) and a selection of curated shorts this special cinema event delves into how tomorrow’s stories respond to today’s emergencies.

The program begins with three shorts - 48 Gradi (2022) Mauvaise Graine (Bad Seed) (2022) and ABBA (2023) - traversing the very near to the very far future with imagined possibilities that feel almost too real.

Then George Miller’s frenetic Mad Max II lands us in a post-ecocide wasteland with civilisation collapsed.

Culturally important and multi-award winning this apocalyptic action movie shares a gritty yet breakneck view of the future where the world is a junkyard and fuel is king.

Following the screening we’ll be joined by Science Gallery’s Tilly Boleyn author JR Burgmann and Australian Environments on Screen’s Melanie Ashe to discuss the collision of environmental stories and speculative fiction what dystopian perspectives tell us about the present and the legacy of Mad Max within Australian environmental filmmaking.

Join other participants afterwards for drinks and discussion in the Lido bar.

Thursday 7 November 2024

6.15pm – 10pm

Single session screening from 6.15pm – 9pm

The event will include:

• Brief introduction
• Shorts package: 48 Gradi Mauvaise Graine (Bad Seed) ABBA
• Feature film: Mad Max 2
• Speculative Futures panel discussion with Tilly Boleyn JR Burgmann and Melanie Ashe
• Drinks and discussion (in the Lido Bar)

Tickets:

·      Adult $24.50

·      Child $16

·      Senior / Pension $17.50

·      Concession $20

·      Student $18.50

Lido Cinemas

675 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn VIC 3122

EFFA will donate 5% of all ticket income to Pay The Rent – www.paytherent.net.au

More information - https://www.effa.org.au/mad-max

Tickets from - https://www.lidocinemas.com.au/tickets?c=0000000003&s=81898

Presented by | Environmental Film Festival Australia Australian Environments on Screen Monash University and Lido Cinemas

Supported by | Carbon Positive Australia Rock Posters and Art Disrupt

Host or Publisher Darren Saffin