Long Play:
Fri 5 Jun 7.15pm, Fri 5 Jun 9pm, Sat 6 Jun 7.30pm, 9.30pm, Sun 7 Jun 6.30pm, 8.30pm, Mon 8 Jun 7pm, 9pm, Tue 9 Jun 7pm, 9pm

Fanboys M
Kyle Newman, 90 mins, USA, 2008, 35mm. Courtesy: Roadshow Films

The Force is strong with Eric (Sam Huntington), Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler) and Windows (Jay Baruchel), Star Wars fans since childhood. On Halloween night 1998, six months out from the release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, they hatch a plan to drive cross-country (in Hutch's Millennium Falcon-style, Star Wars-detailed van) to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and see a rough cut of the film. Along the way, they recruit a fangirl, Zoe (Kristen Bell, TV's Veronica Mars) and score a hot tip from Harry Ain't It Cool News Knowles (Ethan Su plee, from My Name Is Earl) that leads them to a Deep Throat at a Star Trek convention in Vegas. Told with unflinching nerd pride, Kyle Newman's thoroughly good-natured paean to fans and fandom co-stars Seth Rogen and features cameos by Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Kevin Smith and William Shatner. 'Glories in its devotion to the pop culture phenomenon that is Star Wars . the definitive tribute to a generation of sci-fi nerd!' The Chicago Maroon. Australian premiere season - strictly limited run!

First Look
Thu 4 Jun 7pm, Fri 5 Jun 7pm, Sat 6 Jun 7pm, Sun 7 Jun 5.30pm

We Are Wizards unclassified 15+
Josh Koury, 80 mins, 2007, Digital Betacam. Courtesy: Brooklyn Underground Films

An effervescent and heartfelt tribute to fandom and DIY ingenuity We Are Wizards explores the myriad of creative worlds inspired by the global phenomenon that is Harry Potter. Josh Koury's deeply entertaining (and beautifully composed) documentary has it all - Wizard Rock bands such as 'Harry and the Potters', alternative soundtrackers, fansites that slay corporations, books on the nature of Potter! fandom and, of course, a naysayer who still thinks Harry Potter will turn your child into a Satanist. You want a touch of nerd wizardry with your cinema fun? Hey presto, here it is!

Synaesthesia
Thu 4 Jun 6.30pm

Jean Poole with DJ Lewis Cancut + Gossip Pop unclassified 15+

Switch channels with this TV-inspired gig to delight your ears and eyes. Founder of Newcastle's Electrofringe Festival, Jean Poole, aka Sean Healy, explores real time audiovisual performance. For this gig, Poole draws inspiration from the ACMI Collection. Accompanying him is DJ Lewis CanCut, aka Lewis Gittus, a young DJ hailing from regional Victoria with a love of vinyl. His work examines elements of club culture such as appropriation, repetition and the relationship between audience and performer. Stick around for Gossip Pop, the live project from artists Sue and Phil Dodd. Using video, sound and performance, the duo take aim at popular culture, including celebrity obsession and novelty fads in their acidic live show.