Built in 1924, RMIT's The Capitol cinema is an iconic architectural masterpiece that has been a cultural hub in Melbourne for nearly a century. During its early years, it was part of a vibrant entertainment scene, coinciding with the advent of photobooths, which first appeared in the 1920s.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie follows young Parisian woman Amélie Poulain, played by Audrey Tautou, on her quest to spread happiness to those around her. she discovers a lost photo album and begins a journey of secret kindness and the nostalgia of captured moments.
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Image credit: 'photobooth scene', Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie, 2001.
This public program offers insights from five women who have journeyed to the Far South. Hear as they offer personal experiences and reflections from the front lines of a changing climate.
What can Antarctica, a living laboratory for extreme environments, teach us about the NOW?
“You stand there so nice in your blizzard of ice, oh please let me come into the storm” – Leonard Cohen, 'One of Us Cannot Be Wrong', 1966
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
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