Opening Night: A Trip to the Moon & Ghost in the Shell
Forum, Level M, Melbourne Connect, Building 290
MapShare via
The Opening Night of the FEIT Film Festival 2024 kicks off with a reception, speeches, and an iconic sci-fi films, the Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell. But before that, you are in for a treat: The Engineering Music Society will perform their own composition, a score that accompanies George Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon. An event that is not to be missed!
The FEIT Film Festival Opening is co-sponsored by Engineers Australia.
A Trip to the Moon (George Méliès, France, 1902, 11 minutes)
A Trip to the Moon follows a group of astronomers who travel to the Moon in a cannon-propelled capsule, explore the Moon's surface, escape from an underground group of lunar inhabitants, and return to Earth with a captive Selenite. George Méliès' best known film is widely regarded as the earliest example of the science fiction film genre.
Themes: Space dreaming, early science fiction film
Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii, Japan, 1995, 83 Minutes)
The world of Ghost in the Shell is part futuristic action movie and part philosophy lecture, in which artfully constructed animated action sequences serve as vehicles for investigations into the nature of consciousness. In the year 2029, the world has become interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a female cyborg officer, is spearheading the investigation into a master hacker known only as the Puppet Master, who robs humans of their memories.
Themes: Relationship between humans and machines, dualism of mind and body, feminist ideas in science fiction, Japanese anime.
Agenda
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 5:15 PM | Sign in |
| 5:30 PM | Reception & Light refreshments |
| 6:00 PM | Speeches and A Trip to the Moon, accompanied by the Engineering Music Society Composition |
| 6:30 PM | Ghost in the Shell |
| 8:00 PM | End of event |
Sponsors & Guests
The FEIT Film Festival Opening is co-sponsored by Engineering Australia. The Engineering Music Society will also make a special performance and play one of their very own compositions.
