Love great cinema and lively discussion? The Leedy Film Club invites you to join a community of film lovers for monthly screenings of classic, international, and thought-provoking films. Each session features a hand-picked film followed by an informal discussion where you can share your thoughts, ideas, and insights with fellow film buffs.
Each screening will be followed by a discussion led by film academic, writer, and filmmaker, Dr Damien Spiccia. Damien has lectured at WAAPA and Edith Cowan University, where he developed courses in screenwriting, film production, and screen history, and has presented at international film conferences.
This is an adults-only event.
July Screening: Chico & Rita
CHICO & RITA is an epic animated story of love and heartbreak, set against the colour and bustle of Havana, New York, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Paris in the late 1940s and early '50s.
Featuring an original soundtrack by legendary Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer Bebo Valdes, CHICO & RITA features a sublime soundtrack with music by Thelonious Monk, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie and many more.
Academy Awards 2012 nominee, Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.
"It's been too long since we've seen a film so luscious that it practically whisks you away to another time, another place. The animated film (and Oscar nominee for best animated feature), Chico & Rita does just that." - Candice Frederick, Reel Talk Online