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33 Postcards - Australia / China - drama - M - 97mins

33 Postcards won the Community Relations Commission Award (CRC) at the Sydney Film Festival last year. Directed by Pauline Chan with cinematographer Toby Oliver, 33 Postcards moves from the countryside of China to the shadowy federation terraces of Inner Sydney. For ten years Chinese orphan, Mei Mei dreams of meeting her Australian sponsor, Dean Randall. Played by Guy Pearce, Randall becomes a surrogate father in the mind of lonely Mei Mei.

Over the years the postcards have created a fresco of a beautiful city and an idyllic family life in the mind of Mei Mei.  At sixteen, when her orphanage travels to Australia to attend the Australian Choir Festival, Mei Mei determines to search for her surrogate father. Her illusions are shattered when she discovers the shocking truth and finds that Randall wants nothing to do with her.

Mei Mei sees his desperate loneliness and tenaciously persists, drawn by a shared sense of aloneness. Despite their different cultures, ages and circumstances, the story takes them both on a journey in search of belonging, family, redemption, love and acceptance. 

It is a universal story of the power of love and the fragility of living a life based on lies made even more powerful by the wonderful blending of Australian and Chinese music.

Saturday 28 January 2012

Maleny Community Centre - 23 maple Street

Doors open at 6pm for tickets + bar + dinner

catering by Pomodoras on Obi

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 Further information - Manager - t. 5494 2882.

 

 

Welcome to the Maleny Film Society ...

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Jessica Begun, President

Welcome to the Maleny Film Society website.  Now that you have found us be sure to take a look and see what movies we have coming up at our fortnightly screenings.  

Come along and experience one of our film nights.  As well as a great movie you will be able to enjoy a delicious meal provided by our caterers Pomodoras in the friendly company of other moviegoers.  One visit and I can guarantee you will be back to enjoy the experience all over again.   

The first time I visited Maleny I noticed that a great film was screening that weekend in the Community Centre. And I thought to myself - I could live here! Once making the move to Maleny the Film Society quickly became a focal point for my social and cultural life here.

 Our Maleny Film Society is run by a committee of management and assisted by a dedicated band of volunteers who help with the screenings each fortnight. Visitors to our movies are given a temporary membership for the evening. If you enjoy the experience you will then wish to join the society and by doing so gain benefits including entry at reduced rates and invitation to the free Members Only Screenings, which are held monthly.   

If you have any queries or ideas or would like to enquire about being on our volunteer roster please have a chat to one of our committee members at a film night, we are the ones wearing the name badges.

I look forward to meeting you at the movies.

Regards

Jessica Begun