The event is a FREE, family-friendly environment with local food vendors and live acoustic music from 7:30pm each Friday night.
Neighbourhood Watch celebrates Australian iconic films, such as The Big Steal (1990), The Merger (2018), Storm Boy (1976) and The Babadook (2014), in an open air cinema setting at Linear Park, Fitzroy North.
COST FREE
WHEN Every Friday in March, 7:30pm-11:00pm
WHERE Linear Park Reserve (corner of Nicholson St and Park St), Fitzroy North
About Umbrella Entertainment
An independent Australian distributor of local and international film in Australia and New Zealand, operating for over 20 years. Umbrella Entertainment has a back catalogue of over 1,500 titles across cinema releases and television programmes.
FULL FILM PROGRAM
The Big Steal (1990) | Friday, 4 March
On Monday Danny Clark is the reluctant recipient of a birthday present he would rather forget, his father’s old Nissan Cedric. By Tuesday he has asked the beautiful Joanna Johnson out on a date… only problem is, he promised to pick her up in a Jaguar.
Director: Nadia Tass
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan, Marshall Napier
The Merger (2018) | Friday, 11 March
Troy Carrington, a former professional football player returns to his country town after an abrupt end to his sporting career and is persuaded to coach the hapless local footy team, the Roosters.
Director: Mark Grentell
Cast: Damian Callinan, Kate Mulvany, John Howard
Storm Boy (1976) | Friday, 18 March
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
Director: Henri SafranIan & Ian Goddard
Cast: Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil
View advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that Storm Boy contains the names, images, and voices of people now passed.
The Babadook (2014) | Friday, 25 March
A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home.
Director: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall
