A safe place to avoid all the ghouls and zom­bies this Sat­ur­day night will be the Film Archive cin­e­ma.

A bril­liant silent fea­ture film from the 1920s — Under the South­ern Cross — is screen­ing with live musi­cal accom­pa­ni­ment by War­ren Maxwell, Maa­ka McGre­gor and Himiona Grace.  

This “Maori folk dra­ma” made by Uni­ver­sal Stu­dios in 1929, fea­tures an epic love tri­an­gle, cave scenes shot on Wait­o­mo and White Islands, a fiery vol­cano and ‘A Con­test of Spears’. It’s also worth com­ing to see for the inter­ti­tles alone.  

“Nei­ther trib­al cus­tom, dan­ger nor the sacred ban of “tapu” could cov­er­come the strength of his love” 

Lim­it­ed seats avail­able. Tick­ets: $10