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Thursday 28 June - Wednesday 4 July 2012
The Progress Trap
From cave-men
to space-explorers
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Surviving Progress |
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Charles Darwin suggested it was the species
most adaptable to change that would survive, but humans as walking
hardware haven't changed much in the last 50,000 years. Are we going to
make it? We change the world around us at an incredible rate, but can we
keep up with ourselves?
Combined with some of the most eloquent
social commentators of our generation and an intercontinental perspective,
Surviving Progress presents an awe-inspiring and double-edged
story of human advancement. It proposes that humans are running on 50,000
year-old hardware that is yet to be upgraded.
Based on Ronald
Wright's best-seller, A Short History Of Progress, the film
reveals how civilizations are repeatedly destroyed by 'progress traps' -
alluring technologies that serve immediate needs, but ransom the future.
With intersecting stories from a Chinese car-driving club, a Wall Street
insider who exposes an out-of-control, environmentally rapacious financial
elite, and eco-cops defending a scorched Amazon, the film lays stark
evidence before us. In the past, we could use up a region's resources and
move on, but if today's global civilisation collapses from
over-consumption, that's it. We have no back-up planet.
Surviving Progress is showing at ACMI from Sunday 1
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From the makers of 'The
Corporation' comes a beautifully cinematic and wholly striking examination
of the 'Capitalist experiment'. more
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Game Masters' Choice Akira
Sun 1 Jul 3.30pm A post apocalyptic, cyberpunk
classic based on the acclaimed Manga series. more
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A whimsical and nostalgic
true-life account, adapted from Colin Clark's memoir, "The Prince, The
Showgirl and Me". more
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Brothers Phineas and Ferb make
the leap to the big screen in their very first movie, premiering at
ACMI. more
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Star in your very own video
game adventure and explore amazing new digital worlds. more
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Denis' defining work is one of
the great portraits of male camaraderie, jealousy and North African
colonialism. more
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A weekly serve of fresh,
topical mind food for screen arts and broadcast enthusiasts. more
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Guess what?
Game Masters is finally open, and we think it's
perfect for dates and mates alike. For your chance to win a 2-for-1 pass,
email giveaways and
tell us on which arcade classic you'd select 2-player mode! Huzzah! |
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In honour of acclaimed filmmaker Nora
Ephron, who sadly passed away this week, we bring you some of her finest
romantic works. Top Five Film Picks 1. You've Got Mail 2.
Sleepless in Seattle 3. When Harry Met Sally 4. Daniel 5.
Silkwood Check out these films at the Australian
Mediatheque. It's open every day, and it's free. |
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A reminder about our
exclusive Member event for Game Masters, next Tue 3 Jul from
6.30pm. Featuring special guests, drinks, and canapés, you'd best get in
quick and book online! Full details available here. |
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Need some gaming supplies?
Drop by the Store on your way home and pick up some Alienware merchandise,
exclusive to ACMI! We've got t-shirts ($30), caps ($25), posters ($20),
mouses ($99) and headsets ($87). |
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Australian Centre for the
Moving Image
Federation Square
Flinders Street
Melbourne
Australia
Enquiries & Phone
Bookings
Phone 03 8663 2583 www.acmi.net.au/tickets
Contact
Ph 03 8663
2200
(Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm)
Website
www.acmi.net.au
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'Place and Scale' is the
new 15 Second Place challenge, where we challenge you to
create 15 seconds of video footage using your phone and then upload it to
our online gallery. How will you use your 15 seconds? |
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