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The Pool

Directed by Ian Darling
2024
Australia
94 minutes
All Ages
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A spectacular cinematic portrait of the iconic Bondi Icebergs – the pool and the people who cherish it – from The Final Quarter (SFF 2019) director Ian Darling.

Breathtaking footage and a quintessential soundtrack are woven into a meditative and poetic story. Icebergs is the most photographed pool in the world – an inviting destination for everyone from locals to tourists, beginners to competitive lap swimmers. From sunrise to sundown, rain or shine, we meet the diehard regulars recalling tales of Icebergs past and present. Darling and his team, including DOP Ben Cunningham, editor Sally Fryer and sound designer Paul Charlier, have crafted an evocative, joyous and beautiful picture of a beloved place and its community.

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.

Special Guests

Ian Darling
Director, Producer
Ian Darling is an Australian documentary filmmaker and founder of Documentary Australia. He has received numerous nominations from the Australia Director Guild and Producers Guild. Darling also received the AFI/AACTA Award for Best Direction in a Documentary for The Oasis, in 2008, alongside the Byron Kennedy Award in 2018.
Mary Macrae
Producer
Mary Macrae is the senior producer and production manager at Shark Island Institute. With a background in theatre, Macrae produced both the stage play The Twins, which toured in early 2011, and subsequent screen adaptation. Her recent documentary The Department was produced for SBS Australia Uncovered.

Tickets

Sat 8 Jun
6:15pm
State Theatre
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sun 9 Jun
5:30pm
Hayden Orpheum Cremorne - Cinema 5
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Sat 15 Jun
3pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 1
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Special Presentations
Year
2024
Classification
All Ages
Country
Australia
Language
In English
Director
Ian Darling
Producer
Ian Darling, Mary Macrae
Cinematographer
Ben Cunningham
Editor
Sally Fryer
Premiere
World Premiere
Genre
Australian Films, Documentary, Sport, World Premieres
Company Credits
Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment
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