Book Club at the NFSA | In partnership with Canberra Writers Festival
Read. Watch. Discuss.
Join the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and Canberra Writers Festival for a year-long series of screenings and discussions, exploring how culturally significant books have been adapted and reimagined as films.
Perfect for bookworms and film buffs alike, this series spans a wide variety of genres, styles and subjects, from Little Women to Australian grunge lit and everything in between.
Upcoming screenings and conversations include:
The Drover's Wife (1984, short) + The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021) plus discussion with Leah Purcell AM
Trainspotting (1996) plus discussion with Bram Presser
Emma (2020) plus discussion with Dr James McNamara