Armidale Events

This film is an uplifting ride through cities embracing cycling as a liberating, convenient and healthy way to get where you want to go.

To this day, the Great Strike of 1917 is still Australia's largest industrial upheaval. The story of the Strike has long been dormant in archives, and is now re-told with original film footage from the era. The story explores three elements to the strike – the reasons behind it, the murder of a striker and an early and compelling case of film censorship. This is a film to remind audiences today that the confluence of new technology, power and politics […]

Co-hosted by the Armidale Tree Group and Progressive Cinema: Lyrebirds hold the history of the forest in their song…but are they now singing the sad story of human encroachment? Come on a magical journey through Australia’s native forests to understand the sophistication and complex artistry of the lyrebird, leading humanity to a deeper understanding of the natural world.

Progressive Cinema and the Armidale National Parks Association are co-hosting this screening to raise awareness of the threats to the Styx River and Forest which is home to lyrebirds. The screening will be followed by a community dinner. The Message of the Lyrebird is a film about the relationship between people and birds, set in a natural wonderland where an exquisite forest faery has been performing his astonishing song and dance routines for millions of years. It is a timeless […]

Progressive Cinema presentation. Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. We follow, among others, Palestinian journalist and therapist Ashira Darwish, grassroots activist Ahed Tamimi, and Israeli journalist Amira Hass. We witness Dr Gabor Maté offering trauma-healing work for a group of women who have been tortured in Israeli prisons. Ancient landscapes bear deep scars, having witnessed […]

A cinematic journey about a young man with brain cancer in search of community and the hospice doctor who gives up everything to honour his dying wish. Ethan Sisser, a young man with terminal brain cancer, sits alone in his hospital room. When he starts livestreaming his death journey on social media, thousands of people around the world join to celebrate his courage. Still, Ethan envisions more – to teach the world how to die without fear. To do that, […]