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Jack Thompson at 80: A Tribute
Presented by David Stratton, with the support of SFF & NFSA
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David Stratton on Jack Thompson
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Guest Programmer David Stratton introduces the film lineup and traces Jack Thompson’s extraordinary career.
Happy Birthday Jack!
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A special birthday message for Jack Thompson.
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David Stratton on Jack Thompson
David Stratton on Jack Thompson
Introduction
Guest Programmer David Stratton introduces the film lineup and traces Jack Thompson’s extraordinary career.
Thank you from Jack Thompson
Introduction
Jack Thompson honours all the exceptional filmmakers he has had the privilege to work with
Monday, 31st August
Happy Birthday Jack!
Introduction
A special birthday message for Jack Thompson.
Thursday, 3rd September
The Sum Of Us - 3 September, 6pm-10pm
Feature Film
The Sum of Us
gives us Jack Thompson as Harry, a likeable working-class bloke from Balmain, and Russell Crowe as his son, Jeff, a plumber who’s “cheerful” (Harry can’t stand the word “gay”).
Friday, 4th September
Sunday Too Far Away - 4 September, 6pm-10pm
Feature Film
Jack Thompson stars as Foley, a gun shearer, in this exuberant comedy-drama set almost entirely in an isolated sheep station in South Australia.
Saturday, 5th September
Breaker Morant - 5 September, 1pm-5pm
Feature Film
In the Boer War in South Africa in 1901, three Australian 'irregular’ soldiers are tried by a British military court for the murder of 12 prisoners and a German missionary.
The Sum Of Us - 5 September, 1pm-5pm
Feature Film
The Sum of Us
gives us Jack Thompson as Harry, a likeable working-class bloke from Balmain, and Russell Crowe as his son, Jeff, a plumber who’s “cheerful” (Harry can’t stand the word “gay”).
Breaker Morant - 5 September, 6pm-10pm
Feature Film
In the Boer War in South Africa in 1901, three Australian 'irregular’ soldiers are tried by a British military court for the murder of 12 prisoners and a German missionary.
Sunday, 6th September
Sunday Too Far Away - 6 September, 1pm-5pm
Feature Film
Jack Thompson stars as Foley, a gun shearer, in this exuberant comedy-drama set almost entirely in an isolated sheep station in South Australia.
The Sum of Us - 6 September, 6pm-10pm
Feature Film
The Sum of Us
gives us Jack Thompson as Harry, a likeable working-class bloke from Balmain, and Russell Crowe as his son, Jeff, a plumber who’s “cheerful” (Harry can’t stand the word “gay”).