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ArtScience on Screen: Dare To Trust

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Join us for ArtScience on Screen: Dare To...; a film program celebrating diverse daredevils from Disney animation, all brought together by their decision to dare.

Those who dared to see how far they could go, those who dared to never leave anyone behind and those who looked at the big, wide world and dared!

Despite cinematic history traditionally showing a bias toward male characters, the protagonist and antagonist of Disney’s first feature length film (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs) were both female. Since then they have been joined diverse array of female characters for both little girls and little boys to look up to and emulate into adulthood. ArtScience on Screen aims to shine a light on the many strong, complex female characters within the Disney animation pantheon, offering older visitors a chance to revisit childhood memories and younger visitors a chance to be introduced to these inspirational characters.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

16 – 18 Jan
Dir Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise | 96 min
10am, 11.45am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm, 5pm
for ages 8+

Earnest and enthusiastic academic Milo is not your typical hero, but with nowhere else to turn warrior princess Kida decides to trust him as she tries to save her home. Only through her strength and his smarts might the dying city of Atlantis stand a chance to thrive again!

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

19 – 22 Jan
Dir Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise | 92 min
10am, 11.45am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm, 5pm
for ages 8+

Belle continuously showcases a great sense of identity and strength as an outsider. First by refusing to conform to her village’s expectation of her and later by refusing to entertain the beast until he treats her with respect and with kindness. As the film progresses both Belle and the Beast start to learn from each other’s differences and draw out each other’s inner beauty.

Tangled (2010)

23 – 26 Jan
Dir. Byron Howard & Nathan Greno| 100 min
10am, 11.45am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm, 5pm
for ages 5+

Stepping out of her tower, Rapunzel is thrown into a world she doesn’t know or understand. Despite years conditioning to be afraid of the outside world, Rapunzel repeatedly refuses to bow to her first-fear driven-instinct and instead relies on her compassion and infection zest to dream to forge friendships across Corona.

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