Moviejuice Presents the Premiere of ‘MALLS’ at the Mercury Cinema
MALLS is a lament for a culture that is most alive in its doomed attempts to escape itself.
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Independent Adelaide film collective Moviejuice are excited to present the premiere of “structural romance”, MALLS.
Directed by Moviejuice founder Daniel Tune and co-written by stars Gabriel Bath and Emily Pottinger, MALLS follows the journey of Lou and Noodles as they navigate the urban jungle of Adelaide looking for some kind of purpose in their daily lives.
“It's both a love letter to the city and a protest against it,” says Tune. “It's very much a personal expression of my own anxieties and pathologies, but I think that these feelings are fairly universal ones amongst people living in present day consumer societies.”
Read the official synopsis for MALLS below:
“Lou and Noodles are consumers. Adrift and empty, they are separate from each other and from the world. Ruled by desire and uncontrollable drives to excess, they spend their solitary hours in spaces both real and unreal. Occasionally, they are in the same part of the mall.
“In a landscape of increasing alienation and drab horrors masked by an endless feed of bright, colourful ones, MALLS is a lament for a culture that is most alive in its doomed attempts to escape itself. An ambient city symphony that draws from the urban slow cinema of Tsai Ming-liang and the microbudget spirit of early John Waters, MALLS sets on a search for the persistent poetry amongst and in spite of the glaring lights, piss-stained alleys and cold concrete slabs of the Adelaide CBD. Can we find it together?”
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After the premiere screening of MALLS, there will be a Q&A with director Daniel Tune and stars Gabriel Bath and Emily Pottinger. There will also be live music from Platinum Gentiles and Passion Pop Music.
Formed in 2022, Moviejuce’s mission is to screen, distribute and celebrate alternative and experimental cinema, especially from local filmmakers. Over the past several years the collective have run film and music events, from curating short film programs to screening retrospectives. They hope to foster a loving local film community that celebrates the independent Australian film scene.
Catch the premiere of MALLS at the Mercury Cinema on Thursday, February 20. Tickets on sale now via Humanitix. Keep up to date with all things Moviejuice here.
