ACMI Stories & Ideas

Between 2003 and 2005 filmmaker David Hinton traveled 2,500 nautical miles on three expeditions aboard the schooner Nooderlicht filming artists, scientists and educators exploring the pristine environment of the High Arctic as part of the Cape Farewell project. The result was Art From a Changing Arctic. The film was screened at ACMI on 04 May 2015, at the conclusion of the film there was a Q&A ses...

Based on stories and characters from Thomas Harris’ much-loved book series, Hannibal has taken viewers on an often macabre and lurid psychological journey into the minds of two of Harris’ most interesting characters. Our panel of speakers examines the relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), and speculates about w...

Lannister, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell, Targaryen. As another season of HBO’s smash hit comes to a close, Game of Thrones will be back in the House, as we take a trip back to Westeros to explore the evolution of TV’s most dysfunctional noble families. After exploring the first two brutal seasons of Game of Thrones back in 2012, our panel will revisit the beheadings, red weddings and royal undoings of...

A podcast of our 'Investigating True Detective' talk which looks at the gritty crime series. With its transfixing debut season winning over both critics and viewers, HBO’s 'True Detective' cemented its place in television history. Through a combination of gritty narrative, mysterious visual style and revolutionary casting, the show has revitalised the long- standing TV crime genre. Featuring Dr Ro...