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Super/man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Directed by Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
2024
USA, UK
104 minutes
All Ages
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An intensely moving portrait of actor, father, and activist Christopher Reeve – before and after his accident – as recounted by family and friends. Sundance 2024.

Directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui (who also worked together on the BAFTA nominated McQueen) move between Reeve’s spectacular career rise (at just 24, winning the iconic role in Richard Donner’s 1977 Superman) and his 1995 horse-riding accident, subsequent paralysis, and disability advocacy. The filmmakers make great use of intimate home footage and interviews with Reeve’s partner and three children (who continue his campaign), as well as his Hollywood friends, including Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close and Robin Williams. Largely narrated by Reeve, from extensive audio recordings made during his lifetime, this moving film received a standing ovation at its Sundance 2024 opening night premiere.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.
What the film does exceptionally well, above all else, is to portray the Man of Steel as a fallible family guy – an immensely gifted and passionate actor, activist, father and husband, who wanted to do the right thing, and ultimately did
Ed Gibbs, Time Out
A moving, wrenching, compellingly well-made documentary
Owen Gleiberman, Variety

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Sat 8 Jun
4:45pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Mon 10 Jun
6pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 3
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sun 16 Jun
2pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
International Documentaries
Year
2024
Classification
All Ages
Country
USA, UK
Language
In English
Director
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Producer
Ian Bonhôte, Robert Ford, Lizzie Gillett
Screenwriter
Peter Ettedgui
Cinematographer
Brett Wiley
Editor
Otto Burnham
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Documentary, Cinephile, Disability, Biography, Filmmaking
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Universal Pictures International
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