Saturday 29 May: 1–4pm
Members are invited to purchase an annual Reel McCoy membership at the discounted price of $20 (usually $50/year) upon presentation of their current ACT M&G membership card.
Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema.
LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY (1997)
71 MINUTES, GERMAN/UK
DIRECTOR: WERNER HERZOG CAST: DIETER DENGLER, WERNER HERZOG, EUGENE DEATRICK
Dieter Dengler tells his story of becoming a Navy pilot and being taken prisoner when his plane was shot down over Laos. He also tells of his remarkable escape after enduring years of starvation and torture. Herzog and Dieter revisit locations and re-enact important moments of the story.
LESSONS OF DARKNESS (1992)
52 MINUTES, GERMAN /UK
DIRECTOR: WERNER HERZOG
Shortly before the end of the first Gulf War, Iraqi troops set fire to the oil fields as they withdrew from Kuwait. Herzog provides sparse commentary and a few emotional interviews but the bulk of the film is made up of powerful visual images described as both beautiful and nightmarish.
Saturday 29 May: 1–4pm
Members are invited to purchase an annual Reel McCoy membership at the discounted price of $20 (usually $50/year) upon presentation of their current ACT M&G membership card.