What's On

FUSE Festival | Film Sessions: Family Film Day
 

Families are invited an afternoon of family films and fun with the Blow-Up Cinema coming to Preston City Hall, as part of Darebin FUSE Festival’s Film Sessions program.

Enjoy a short film plus two family film features. We encourage attendees to bring bean bags, chairs, blankets and snacks! The event is FREE to attend, bookings are essential. Please book a ticket for every family member who will be in attendance. One ticket per person grants access to the entire program. 

Program:

Doors open at 1.15pm

baban darrang

2pm: baban darrang (mother tree)
2022, 10 minutes, suitable for all viewers, Woiwurrung and English

A short film celebrating the journey of Wurundjeri-willam, Dja Dja wurrung and Ngurai illum wurrung woman Mandy Nicholson, as she explores the ways we embody, grow, nurture and transmit knowledge and culture over time.

Kangaroo

2.20pm: Kangaroo
119 minutes, rated PG, English. Mild themes, mild violence, mild course language.

Inspired by Chris ‘Brolga’ Barns, the founder of The Kangaroo Sanctuary, the film follows Chris who after being stranded, teams up with a young girl to help rehabilitate young, injured joeys. 

The Magic Faraway Tree

4.30pm: The Magic Faraway Tree
2026, 104 minutes, rated G, English

Adapted from Enid Blyton’s classic tale, the film follows a family who relocate to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents.

 

Event details

Venue: Preston City Hall, 284 Gower Street, Preston VIC, Australia
Bookings: https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/Whats-on/Festivals/Fuse/Family-Film-Day
Start Date: Sunday 06 September 2026

 

Find more events in Melbourne»

Disclaimer: Australian Stage takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided in event listings. You are advised to confirm performance dates/times with the company and/or venue before purchasing tickets.

Most read reviews

  • Retrograde | Melbourne Theatre Company
    Retrograde | Melbourne Theatre Company
    The script is based on a true story, although this dramatisation can feel somewhat contrived, with important assertions not interrogated, and credibility stretched as a result.
  • Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet
    Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet
    To Shakespeare’s text be true is the obvious goal here, and writer, director and actor have each scored.
  • The First Murder | Pinchgut Opera
    The First Murder | Pinchgut Opera
    In the care of Pinchgut Opera’s director, Erin Helyard, this music, formulaic as it indeed is in some respects, sprang off the page into an experience rich in emotions.
  • Sheltering | Bangarra
    Sheltering | Bangarra
    Even when individual works did not fully land for me dramaturgically, there is no denying the precision, intelligence and care of the artists creating them.
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Redfern Lane Productions
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Redfern Lane Productions
    Unabashedly and unapologetically entertaining, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels delights in its hoax hokum, a whimsical hustle of musical comedy bustle.