Medieval to Metal Rockumentary Film Series: This is Spinal Tap 1984

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To celebrate the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s Medieval to Metal exhibition, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute is screening three iconic rock films in our historic Minerva Theatre.

Clear your palette of the recent serving of slick music documentaries with quintessential films of the ‘direct cinema’ genre.

Cult mockumentary This is Spinal Tap (Rob Reiner, 1984), which parodies its direct cinema predecessors in a film Dave Grohl dubbed “the only rock movie worth watching.”

In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap’s pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.

This film is being staged in conjunction with the Art Gallery of Ballarat Exhibition, Medieval to Metal: The art & evolution of the guitar. On display through until 2 February.

Director: Rob Reiner, 1984 (1hr 22m).

Content: The Ballaarat Mechanics Institute

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Wed 15 Jan

7pm–11pm

Ballarat Mechanics Institute

117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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$10 - $35

Tickets $10 BMI members & Ballarat Film Society members ($30 Season Pass). Plus booking fee.

$15 general admittance ($35 Season Pass). Plus booking fee.

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Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.

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