What's on in Canberra arts scene from February 15, 2020

Updated July 2 2021 - 3:16am, first published February 13 2020 - 12:30pm

Saturday

The Story of Film: Birth of Cinema and Early Cinema Short Films 

1pm: Make it a double feature at the National Film and Sound Archive with the first two installments of its The Story of Film programming. Kicking off at 1pm is The Story of Film: An Odyssey which focuses on the birth of cinema, examining the period 1895-1918 when early film pioneers created the first moving pictures. Continue the experience from 2pm with quintessential silent films including titles from Georges Méliès (A Trip to the Moon, The Astronomer's Dream) and the Lumière brothers, and restored footage of the first ever feature film, Australia's own The Story of the Kelly Gang. Tickets are $12 from nfsa.gov.au.

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