when: 22 December 2023 - 05 February 2024 | venue: Australian National Maritime Museum | cost: FREE | address: 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour | website: https://www.darlingharbour.com/whats-on/events/blueback-sharing-the-secrets | tickets: https://www.sea.museum/whats-on/exhibitions/blueback
published: 30 Jan 2024, 5 min read
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Based on Tim Winton's novella, Robert Connolly's film Blueback tells the story of Abby, a young girl who grows up in the ocean and makes friends with an ancient groper she names Blueback. As she grows, she takes action to protect her home waters and eventually becomes a noted marine biologist. It is a story of the beauty and fragility of the Australian underwater environment, of love and connection to the ocean and its creatures, and the power of one person to make a difference.
Blueback- Sharing the Secrets combines key objects and props from the film, including the Blueback life-sized puppet, with behind-the-scenes footage to reveal how it was brought to life, and interactive experiences that allow visitors to try for themselvesDiscover how the Blueback model was designed, made and operated and watch behind-the-scenes 'making-of' footage to see how they made the film. You can use a greenscreen interactive to 'put yourself in the movie' as well as discover cool facts about blue gropers
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Based on Tim Winton's novella, Robert Connolly's film Blueback tells the story of Abby, a young girl who grows up in the ocean and makes friends with an ancient groper she names Blueback. As she grows, she takes action to protect her home waters and eventually becomes a noted marine biologist. It is a story of the beauty and fragility of the Australian underwater environment, of love and connection to the ocean and its creatures, and the power of one person to make a difference.
Blueback- Sharing the Secrets combines key objects and props from the film, including the Blueback life-sized puppet, with behind-the-scenes footage to reveal how it was brought to life, and interactive experiences that allow visitors to try for themselvesDiscover how the Blueback model was designed, made and operated and watch behind-the-scenes 'making-of' footage to see how they made the film. You can use a greenscreen interactive to 'put yourself in the movie' as well as discover cool facts about blue gropers
Go see Blueback: Sharing The Secrets 2023.
Blueback: Sharing The Secrets 2023 is on 22 December 2023 - 05 February 2024. The opening hours are: During opening hours. Conveniently located in Darling Harbour. Visit their website at https://www.darlingharbour.com/whats-on/events/blueback-sharing-the-secrets.
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