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when: 21 October 2023 - 28 April 2024 | venue: State Library of NSW | cost: Free | address: Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 | website: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/action-film-war | tickets: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/action-film-war
published: 23 Oct 2023, 5 min read
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A cinematic journey featuring moving images, oral histories, artwork and objects that showcase film technology through the ages.
Action! Film & War explores the use of film to document the experiences of Australian Defence Force personnel overseas, and showcases the role of film to promote, report on, and recreate events from our military history, from before the First World War until today.
Through expertly chosen objects, images and stories, the visitor is challenged to consider the tensions between fact and fiction in the moving image's quest to truthfully record history while also telling the best story. The exhibition also explores feature film narratives which collectively share war stories with broad audiences and frame how history is remembered.
An Australian War Memorial touring exhibition, on show at the State Library of NSW.
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A cinematic journey featuring moving images, oral histories, artwork and objects that showcase film technology through the ages.
Action! Film & War explores the use of film to document the experiences of Australian Defence Force personnel overseas, and showcases the role of film to promote, report on, and recreate events from our military history, from before the First World War until today.
Through expertly chosen objects, images and stories, the visitor is challenged to consider the tensions between fact and fiction in the moving image's quest to truthfully record history while also telling the best story. The exhibition also explores feature film narratives which collectively share war stories with broad audiences and frame how history is remembered.
An Australian War Memorial touring exhibition, on show at the State Library of NSW.
Go see Action! Film & War 2023.
Action! Film & War 2023 is on 21 October 2023 - 28 April 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney. Call 02 9273 1414 for details. Visit their website at https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/action-film-war.
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Event Details
what: Action! Film & War 2023
when: 21 October 2023 - 28 April 2024
start time/end time: Mondays to Thursdays, 9am to 8pm | Fridays, 9am to 5pm | Weekends, 10am to 5pm | Friday 20 October to Sunday 28 April 2024
venue: State Library of NSW
phone: 02 9273 1414
city/suburb: Sydney NSW
address: Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
All start time/end time: Mondays to Thursdays, 9am to 8pm | Fridays, 9am to 5pm | Weekends, 10am to 5pm | Friday 20 October to Sunday 28 April 2024
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