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Film Screenings: Wondrous Worlds

Catch a series of film screenings that illuminate the rich inner worlds and imaginations of the young and young-at-heart!

In trying to make sense of the world around them through inventive means or forms of technology, these young protagonists take on experiences and adventures that turn their ordinary worlds, extraordinary.

Wondrous Worlds screening venues
Expression Gallery, Level 4 (31 May - 20 Jul)
Rainbow Room, Basement 2 (21 Jul - 1 Aug)

Line-Up

Maidentrip (2013)

82 minutes | PG13 (Some Coarse Language)
Dir. Jillian Schlesinger
English and Dutch with English subtitles

This riveting documentary chronicles the adventures of 15-year-old Laura Dekker who set out, camera in hand, on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.
April and the Extraordinary World (2015)

106 minutes | PG
Dir. Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
English dub

In this riveting sci-fi adventure set in 1941 Paris, the great scientists of the age are mysteriously vanishing. April, a young scientist, finds herself in the centre of a shadowy conspiracy in her quest to uncover the truth behind her parents’ disappearance.
Meet the Robinsons (2007)

94 minutes | PG
Dir. Steve Anderson

Have the "time" of your life in this thrilling adventure that takes you to a new world filled with imagination and surprises. Join a brilliant young inventor named Lewis as he sets off on a time-traveling journey to find the family he never knew. In the fantastical world of 2037, hip-hoppin' frogs and dogs that wear glasses are as common as talking dinosaurs. In an amazing twist, Lewis discovers that the fate of the future rests in his hands, but he can't save it alone — he'll need every bit of help he can get from the wonderfully wacky Robinson family, who help him learn to keep moving forward and never stop believing in himself.
Big Hero 6 (2014)

101 minutes | PG
Dir. Don Hall, Chris Williams

Meet Baymax, a lovable personal companion robot who forms a special bond with robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada in Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Big Hero 6. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to Baymax and his group of friends---who transform into a band of unlikely heroes.