Trailer

Backspot

Tue

Tue 19 Nov 6:15 PM

ACMI Cinema 1

Wheelchair

Open Captioned

Allocated Seating

Unclassified 15+

93 Mins | Canada

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MELBOURNE PREMIERE

After hearing the news that the esteemed high school cheer squad Thunder Hawks have new spots opening, the mid-level ranked Riley (Devery Jacobs) and her girlfriend Amanda (Kudakwashe Rutendo), apply ,making the elite team. The high level perfectionism dictated by their coach Eileen (Evan Rachel Wood) impact the newcomers and Riley’s interior world begins to crumble like a cheer squad pyramid gone wrong. The days of blanket forts and queer bliss for Riley and Amanda are tested by the rigours of gruelling practice and dopamine highs. With a high energy soundtrack by Casey MQ along with amusing singalongs from Legally Blonde: The Musical, Backspot backflips the formulaic cheerful cheerleader genre tropes of Bring It On, landing a blister-making, compulsive narrative by non-binary, first time feature helmer, and electronic music producer, D. W. Waterson. Jacobs (Waterson’s partner in life) also acts as one of the producers along with Elliot Page (Executive Producer). It’s also worth a mention of the wonderful Shannyn Sossamon as Riley’s mum. Anchored, literally, by Jacobs' driven performance as the squad’s backspot, Backspot will cartwheel into your heart with a physicality and rawness so rarely observed in queer sport cinema.

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ACMI Cinema 1

Federation Square, Flinders Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

Information

Transport

Accessibility

ACMI is located at Fed Square, Melbourne, on Flinders St between Swanston St and Russell St.

ACMI has two entrances: one on Flinders Street (look for the revolving door), and one at the top end of the Fed Square plaza.

ACMI has lifts at every level of the building.

Public Transport
Most of Melbourne’s trains and trams will take you to ACMI.

Our location at Fed Square sits opposite Flinders Street Station within Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone.

Bicycles

If you plan to cycle to ACMI, you can lock your bike to purpose-built bicycle racks installed around the perimeter of Fed Square, but you’ll need to bring your own lock. You can’t bring your bike into ACMI itself.

Parking
Paid parking is available at the Fed Square carpark, located on the Russell Street Extension or via the second entrance off Batman Ave. It's a 2 minute (200m) walk from Fed Square car park to ACMI.

There is also a Wilson Parking at 172/192 Flinders St, directly opposite our Flinders Street entrance.

Lifts

Level 1 – Cinemas access
There are two lifts located on Level 1. As you enter from Fed Square, one is around the corner on your right, as you pass the Tickets and Information Desk and approach the stairs. If you make a hard right towards the cafe and bar and the Level 1 toilets, you will see the lift. This is the best lift option to reach the Cinemas level (Level 2).

Wheelchairs

If you use a wheelchair you can access all our spaces.

If you need to borrow a wheelchair for use inside the museum, present your ID at one of our Tickets and Information Desks on arrival and we’ll organise one for you free of charge.

Guide dogs

Guide Dogs and registered assistance animals are welcome throughout ACMI. But only registered animals.

Hearing loops

Free hearing devices are available for use in the ACMI Cinemas and Studios and can be borrowed on presentation of ID. Visit the Tickets and Information Desks on Level 1 or Ground Floor to arrange.

The devices come with headphones or connect with hearing aids via a neck loop. You can choose what you prefer.

Toilet Facilities

Toilets are located on Ground Floor and Level 1. We have wheelchair accessible toilets and gender neutral toilets on both levels.

Baby change facilities are available at the Flinders St (Ground Floor) and Fed Square (Level 1) entrances near the toilets.