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SUMMARY:Smithy screening at the NFSA
DESCRIPTION:This biographical drama directed by early Australian film industry legend Ken G. Hall traces the short and remarkable life of Australian aviator Charles “Smithy” Kingsford Smith. The film follows his record-breaking flights to his final disappearance. \nCombining re-enactment with a strong sense of national pride\, Smithy presents aviation as both daring spectacle and personal obsession. \nDirected by Australian film pioneer Ken G. Hall – On Our Selection (1932) and Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938) – the film reflects mid-century Australia’s fascination with technological progress and heroism. It offers a portrait of ambition\, risk and legacy that helped shape the country’s cinematic identity. \n‘Hall’s Smithy helped consolidate the bush legend and the aviator myth into a single national narrative\, turning biography into a form of cinematic nation-building.’ – Raymond Longford\, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years \nPresented in partnership with Friends of the NFSA.\nFriends of the NFSA members will introduce the intriguing collection backstory of this title prior to the screening and be available for a Q&A afterwards. \nDigital screening from the NFSA collection.
URL:https://communityswitch.com.au/event/smithy-screening-at-the-nfsa/
LOCATION:Acton\, McCoy Circuit\, 1\, Acton\, ACT\, 2601
CATEGORIES:Things to do
ORGANIZER;CN="National%20Film%20and%20Sound%20Archive":MAILTO:tickets@nfsa.gov.au
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