2017 | M | DCP | Australia | D: Jeffrey Walker

A true story...unfortunately.

Ali dreams big. He wants to be with the girl he loves, but he's been promised to marry another girl at his father's mosque. He wants to be the great doctor that his community expects him to be, but he doesn't get the marks for university. And above all he wants to make his father proud. Really proud. So what will Ali do to live up to these impossible expectations? Fake it. Because as the son of the cleric, he doesn't have a choice.

An irreverent and warm-hearted comedy, Ali's Wedding is an entertaining, heartfelt and charming story about family, duty and love in multicultural Australia.

Winner of the Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival (2017), Ali’s Wedding is based on writer and lead actor Osamah Sami’s real-life experience of his arranged marriage… which lasted just one hour and forty minutes. Sami has described the Ali’s Wedding as the first Australian Muslim rom-com.

Part of A Day at the Movies: a dementia-friendly screening program at NFSA Acton.

This matinee event has been specifically designed for the enjoyment of community members living with dementia and their friends, families, carers and companions. This will be a relaxed screening, with plenty of time to arrive at the NFSA, enjoy refreshments in the courtyard, find a comfortable seat in the cinema and watch the film.

Event timings

10.15AM	Arrival – welcome tea and coffee in the NFSA courtyard
10.30AM	Take your seat in Arc Cinema
10.30AM	Introduction and film screening
11.30AM	Intermission (10 minutes)
11.40AM	Film screening resumes
12.30PM	Afternoon tea in the NFSA courtyard (concludes 1.00pm)

What makes this event dementia-friendly?

Dementia Australia-trained venue staff and event organisers will be onsite to welcome and assist attendees, including guiding attendees around the NFSA.
The film (Ali’s Wedding) has been selected in line with dementia-friendly screening guidelines and in consultation with community groups.
There will be low-level house lighting in the cinema to allow people to move around, as well as additional wayfinding and information signage.
The volume in the cinema will be slightly lower.
There will be a designated quiet space for guests who need a break during the screening. The film will also screen at a low volume level in the quiet space, so you won’t miss a thing.
The screening will have an intermission. Guests are also invited to socialise and enjoy pre- and post-screening refreshments in the NFSA courtyard. Complimentary ice-creams (courtesy of Bulla) will also be provided.
For additional information about accessibility and planning a visit to the NFSA, visit nfsa.gov.au/visit-us

If you have any questions, please contact us via tickets@nfsa.gov.au.

If you are caring for a person living with dementia, please select a complimentary Carer ticket for yourself, kindly supported by Carers ACT.

A Day at the Movies was created by film and media academics Dr Jodi Brooks (Project Lead, University of New South Wales) and Dr Fincina Hopgood (University of New England), and independent screen culture and audience development specialist Karina Libbey. The program is funded by the ACT Government and aligns to its Age-Friendly City Plan, with in-kind support from the NFSA (Venue Partner), Carers ACT, Dementia Australia and the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing.

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February

Sat 8 Feb

10:30 AM

Price

$16 Full / $12 Concession

Arc Cinema

1 McCoy Circuit Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601

Information

Transport

Accessibility

We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.

BY BUS - WEEKDAYS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 5.30am to 11.00pm weekdays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
ON THE NUMBER 53
Route 53 runs between National Museum Lennox Crossing and Dickson Shops Cowper Street on average every 30 minutes from 7.00am to 10.10pm weekdays. Bus alights at Liversidge St behind the NFSA.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

BY BUS - WEEKENDS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 7.00am to 9.00pm weekends and public holidays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

PARKING

There is dedicated visitor parking on the premises between McCoy Circuit and Ellery Cresent (paid parking, up to three hours). There is also limited free parking surrounding the building on Liversidge Street.
We recommend using public transport in peak times.

Accessible parking is available off McCoy Circuit.
Wheelchair/accessible access via Liversidge Street.