In an age of whizz bang graph­ics and fancy cam­era tech­niques, it’s a real treat to be able to watch a silent film with speech titles such as: “Where Mary was con­cerned Sammy, the hired hand, had the soul and ardour of a fifth cen­tury poet” ??WTF!? and all with live piano accom­pani­ment.

On Wed­nes­day 20 August, 7pm The Bush Cinder­ella is screen­ing, a present­a­tion by the Friends of the Film Archive, to cel­eb­rate the 80th anniversary of this Rud­all Hay­ward film.

Star­ring Miss New Zea­l­and Dale Aus­tin, “who com­bines Hol­ly­wood exper­i­ence and tech­nique with a fault­less pho­to­gen­ic face.” – The Sun, 1928.


No New Zeal­ander Should Miss It! A Tri­umph of Domin­ion Enter­prise, Filled with the Famil­i­ar Sen­ti­ments, the Typ­ic­al Humour, and the Glor­i­ous Scenery of God’s Own Coun­try.
Tick­ets $8 / $ 6