The Pivotonian Cinema
Corner of Moorabool and Verner Streets
South Geelong VIC
Contact
(please visit website)
Geelong’s only independent cinema, screening a range of blockbuster and hand-picked world and independent movies.
For more information, please visit The Pivotonian Cinema’s website: pivotcinema.com.au
What's On
Feature
Sarah Snook lends her voice alongside Kodi Smit-McPhee, Magda Szubanski, Eric Bana and Jacki Weaver in the second claymation feature from Adam Elliot.
2024
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94 mins
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Australia
Feature
Guy Pearce stars in this prison-set portrait of incarceration and salvation – the feature debut from Short Film Palme d’Or winner Charles Williams.
2024
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104 mins
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Australia
Feature
Three Australian girls seek the ultimate success in the world of competitive skateboarding while sliding into an adolescence without handrails.
Dir.
Eliza Cox
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2024
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87 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
Be swept up in this homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.
Dir.
Jolyon Hoff
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2024
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79 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s debut film is a sublime mother–daughter coming-of-ager that pays extraordinary attention to the ordinary.
Dir.
Annie Baker
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2023
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113 mins
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USA
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English
Feature
Rooney Mara stars in this gorgeously shot, righteously angry portrait of kitchen workers stewing in the pressure-cooker conditions of an NYC bistro.
Dir.
Alonso Ruizpalacios
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2024
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139 mins
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USA, Mexico
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English, Spanish
Feature
Executive-produced by Taika Waititi, this fiercely feminist Māori-led debut is an emotive subversion of the ‘coming-of-age delinquent’ narrative.
Dir.
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
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2024
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82 mins
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New Zealand
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English
Feature
Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.
Dir.
Robert Connolly
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2024
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74 mins
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Australia
Feature
Tilda Swinton plays the boss from hell in this absurdist satire of US immigration policy and the New York art scene from multi-hyphenate Julio Torres.
Dir.
Julio Torres
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2023
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104 mins
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USA
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English, Spanish
Feature
Legendary Australian musician Warren Ellis takes us on a guided tour through his world and one very special animal sanctuary.
Dir.
Justin Kurzel
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2024
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105 mins
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Australia
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English, Indonesian
Feature
In this brutally hilarious black comedy, an Aussie teen’s coma is her family’s time to shine.
2024
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96 mins
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Australia
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English
Feature
For eight survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a program that combines boxing and writing turns into a journey of recovery and friendship.
Dir.
Shannon Owen
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2024
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98 mins
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Australia
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