THE MERCURY CINEMA

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are run by the Media Resource Centre to enhance screen culture and to give screening opportunities to emerging South Australian film, video and digital media artists.

Cinemas are also available for hire. For more information CLICK HERE.

CONTACT
Operations Manager, Jeremy Chance e-mail

Exhibition Manager, Toby Bramwell e-mail
Ph. (08) 8410 0979

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MERCURY for hire

The Mercury and Iris Cinemas are available for hire. We offer highly competitive rates for your screening, conference, lecture or party. We can screen just about anything from 35mm CinemaScope to your Powerpoint or web based presentation. AND we can look after your catering and liquor requirements with the minimum of fuss!

MESSAGE STICKS 2009

3 & 4 September FREE entry

Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival is the only festival in the world dedicated to films made by Indigenous people. The 2009 program features seven short films by new and emerging Australian directors including directorial debuts by Deborah Mailman & Leah Purcell; Ivan Sen's Fire Talker, a documentary of the life and times of Charles Perkins and Making Samson & Delilah, a candid, behind the scenes documentary of the making of the critically acclaimed new feature film.

THE NEW BLACK || MAKING SAMSON AND DELILAH

6:00pm Thursday 3 September & 10:30am Friday 4 September

THE NEW BLACK -
7 SHORT FILMS BY NEW AUSTRALIAN DIRECTORS

Jacob (Drama, 11 mins)
Writer/Director: Dena Curtis
Producers: Darren Dale & Rhea Stephenson

Gina, a young Aboriginal mother, finds herself in a predicament when her husband Max returns home and learns the truth about baby Jacob.

The Farm (Drama, 11 mins)
Writer/Director: Romaine Moreton
Producer: John Harvey

Olivia longs to know the people who came before her, in a country filled with mystery and wonder. Her mother Lauren, concerned with what her daughter might discover, is forced to come to terms with her own history and truths.

Aunty Maggie & The Womba Wakgun (Drama, 10 mins)
Director: Leah Purcell Writer: Angelina Hurley
Producers: Bain Stewart and Lisa Duff

Aunty Maggie and Uncle Peter struggle to feed their three nephews. The arrival of some chickens provides a new food source… eggs! When the new rooster becomes more of a headache and nearly dies, Aunty Maggie’s quick thinking shocks the family and makes her famous.

Nia's Melancholy (Drama, 10:30 mins)
Writer/Director: Sio Tusafa'aaefili
Producer: Andrew Arbuthnot

A young Yalanji girl witnesses her sister’s suicide. This is the tale of her descent into melancholy and her journey of redemption.

Bourke Boy (Drama, 10 mins)
Writer’Director: Adrian Wills
Producers: Kath Shelper & Anusha Duray

A father and his adopted troubled teenage son take a trip to the son’s birthplace of Bourke, where they try to find the right words to say to each other before it’s too late.

The Party Shoes (Drama, 10 mins)
Writer/Director: Michelle Blanchard
Producers: Darren Dale & Rhea Stephenson

When Patsy is confronted by her 10 year old daughter’s fascination with letters, she is forced to deal with her own obsession.

Ralph (Drama, 10 mins)
Writer/Director: Deborah Mailman Co-writer: Wayne Blair
Producer: Jessie Mangum

For ten year-old Madeline, it takes more than just dreaming to survive; it takes a friend.

6:00pm Friday 4 September

making samson and delilah

Australia, Documentary, 55 min, 2009
Director/Cinematographer/Producer: Beck Cole
Co Producer: Kath Shelper

Making the feature film Samson & Delilah was far from conventional. This candid and affectionate documentary captures the chaos behind the scenes and the people that made it happen.