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Doppelgängers³

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Sun 24 Nov 4:00 PM

The Capitol

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Unclassified 15+

73 Mins | UK | USA

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AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Dr Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian is a French, London-based, powerhouse polymath of Armenian and Algerian descent. In the SETI Institute’s Designer of Experiences’ latest film, her goal is to “imagine diasporic and queer ecofeminist futures”… in space! To which end she embarks with two lookalikes who represent divergent aspects of her own heritage and lived experience – Lucia Kagramanyan is an Armenian musician; Myriam Amroun, an Algerian curator – upon an expedition to the Astroland Interplanetary Agency’s Mars simulation in a remote, deep cave in Spain, to explore whether the colonisation of space can be… decolonised?

Interviews with a dizzying array of experts – from Armenian queer activist Lilit Martirosyan to astrophysicists, a botanist, an aquanaut, planetary scientists and more – are peppered throughout to speak to the film’s fundamental enquiry: can the experiences of the past help us imagine a future in outer space free from the traumas we’ve encountered, and continue to encounter, on Earth? (And free from Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, et al…) With music from Pussy Riot and Colin Self!

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The Capitol

113 Swanston Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

Information

Transport

Accessibility

The Capitol is located opposite Melbourne Town Hall, at 113 Swanston Street in the CBD of Melbourne, via Capitol Arcade.

You can travel to The Capitol on public transport.

Trains
The Capitol is a five-minute walk from:

Flinders Street Train Station
Melbourne Central Station

Trams
You can also access several trams including:

Routes 11, 12, 48, 109 - Stop 6: Town Hall & Collins St
Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72 - Stop 11: Collins St & Swanston St

Parking
Some metered and/or timed parking spaces are located along Russell, Exhibition and surrounding streets. There are also several nearby car parks, including Federation Square car park.

Entrances

Enter The Capitol Arcade from Swanston Street or Howie Place. Halfway through the arcade there’s a lift (between the jeweller and the dry cleaner). Take the lift up to The Capitol’s Foyer level. From the Foyer, a separate lift provides access to the Theatre, Salon and Lounge levels inside The Capitol.

Parking

There are a number of accessible parking spaces located on Little Collins and surrounding streets. Parking is also available at a number of nearby car parks, including Fed Square car park, which has accessible car spaces on each level.

Toilets

Wheelchair accessible amenities are located on the Foyer level. Facilities include a baby change area.

Seating

The Capitol Theatre has eight accessible spaces, accompanied by eight companion seats. Four of these spaces are accessible from the Foyer level. The remaining four spaces are accessible from the Salon level (Level 3) via the lift. Please ask our front of house staff for directions or to accompany you to one of these spaces if assistance is required.

Hearing Loop

The Capitol is equipped with a hearing loop throughout the building. Please ask our front of house staff for assistance if required. For information regarding hearing loops, please contact MQFF directly regarding the sessions you would like to attend.