Neon Cinema - Film Screening of DEAD END DRIVE-IN, 1986

Join us in celebrating the opening of Neon exhibition in slq Gallery with a curated selection of iconic cult neon centric films screening at State Library each month throughout the exhibition duration.

"Brian Trenchard-Smith’s dystopian film set at a drive-in cinema cum concentration camp was one of Ozploitation’s most compelling productions.

The Ozploitation movement of the 70s and 80s largely comprised fast, trashy and loud movies – unambiguous affairs relegated to the realms of low-brow entertainment. Few attempted (or are remembered for) ambitious intellectual ideas. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1986 science fiction oddity Dead End Drive-In, one of Ozploitation’s most interesting productions, is a rare exception."

[Luke Buckmaster]

Location: Auditorium 1 on level 2 of State Library of Queensland

Cost: Free, EventBrite bookings essential

Accessibility: This event is accessible, however please email [email protected] to reserve accessible seating or for any enquiries

exhibition will be open late in slq Gallery for viewing prior to the screening on Thursday 6 Feb 2025.

Cinema screenings include:

3pm, 8 December 2024 – TRON, 1982 (1hr 36mins)

3pm, Sunday 19 Jan 2025 – Blade Runner, 1982 (1hr 57mins)

6pm, Thursday 9 Feb 2025 – Dead End Drive-In, 1986 (1hr 32mins)

Host or Publisher State Library of Queensland