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Return Home: Ray Argall and Mandy Walker in conversation with Unknown Pleasures

The feature debut of director Ray Argall and cinematographer Mandy Walker Adelaide-set working-class drama 'Return Home' is among the finest Australian films of its era.
Children hold hands as they interact with bubble like interactive artwork
Susan Bye

Playful learning at ACMI

An animated family in the Sims 2, throwing their hands up in dismay. One child is digging through the toilet, another is jumping on the couch, while another looks in the fridge and finally, one speaks on the phone. The parents are exasperated.
Matt Millikan

Simlish, sound and the performance of emotion in The Sims

A Sims-style house that is the shape of an ancient pyramid.
Matt Millikan

Blank lots and big ideas in The Sims

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An animated family in the Sims 2, throwing their hands up in dismay. One child is digging through the toilet, another is jumping on the couch, while another looks in the fridge and finally, one speaks on the phone. The parents are exasperated.

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Game on! Interviews, videos and articles from the gaming universe.
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Iconic film and TV moments

Find out why we chose these moments to feature in our Edit Line interactive experience in The Story of the Moving Image.
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Film

Every frame tells a unique story. Explore essays, interviews, videos and more.
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We always have one eye on a screen. Find out which films, TV shows, games and artworks we're watching, playing and experiencing.
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Writers, poets, artists, academics and ACMI staff share thoughts and memories sparked by the objects and artworks featured in our exhibitions.
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Get to the heart of the moving image with stories from First Peoples' perspectives.
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Inside ACMI X Podcast

Meet the ACMI X residents at the cutting edge of Australia's screen culture in this monthly podcast series exploring film, TV, videogames and creative technologies.
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The Story of the Moving Image

A visitor looks at The Last Emperor costumes in The Story of the Moving Image - photo by Shannon McGrath
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Curating our centrepiece exhibition

Our visitor experience guides pose questions to the curators and creators behind our immersive screen culture exhibition, The Story of the Moving Image.
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The Cinematic Landscapes of Regional Victoria

Discover how regional Victoria has set the scene for iconic films and TV shows.
People looking a cyberpunk building miniatures - The Future & Other Fictions

Maria Lewis

They be little, they be fierce: miniatures used in sci-fi

Grace, Pinky and Ken in Memoir of a Snail

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Memoir of a Snail – props, sets and characters with Adam Elliot

The Academy Award®-winning director takes us on a tour of the clay people and places that star in his latest film.
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Artist Mick Harding

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Mick Harding sings Land, Water and Sky into existence

Mick and his sons record the vocal soundscape for 'Baan Biik Woora Woora' in the picturesque Tahbilk wetlands.
Ruth E. Carter and Ryan Coogler on the set of Marvel Studios' 'Black Panther' (2022) Credit: Ron Harvey / Alamy Stock Photo

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From Spike Lee to Black Panther: Ruth E. Carter's career in costumes

Costumes don’t just dress characters – they tell meaningful, world-building stories.
Artworks by The Pacific Sisters - The Future & Other Fictions, ACMI, 2024, image by Eugene Hyland (36) copy

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The Pacific Sisters on art, activism and upcycled expression

Meet the collective behind the costumes that mix tradition with rebellion.
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    Education Perspectives

    Children hold hands as they interact with bubble like interactive artwork
    Susan Bye

    Playful learning at ACMI

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    Listen, learn, act – creating change with ACMI and Ecolinc

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    Guided play and imagination at ACMI’s Preschoolers Program

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    ACMI and students from RMIT collaborated on a project inspired by The Future & Other Fictions exhibition.
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    Choosing the right game for collaborative learning

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