By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Font ResizerAa
logo;subscribe
  • All About You
  • Animal Magic
  • Show Me The Money
  • Stage and Page
  • Sportiness
  • Press Club
Irresistible MagazineIrresistible Magazine
Search
  • Categories
    • All About You
    • Animal Magic
    • Festivals Of Joy
    • Heroic Ideas
    • Life’s A Gallery
    • On the Screen
    • Stage and Page
    • Press Club
    • Out and About
    • Show Me The Money
    • Sportiness
    • We Miss You
Follow US
© 2024 Irresistible Magazine. All Rights Reserved.
Irresistible MagazineIrresistible MagazineIrresistible Magazine
  • Festivals Of Joy
  • On the Screen
  • Life’s A Gallery
  • Heroic Ideas
  • We Miss You
  • Out and About
Irresistible MagazineIrresistible Magazine
Search
  • Categories
    • All About You
    • Animal Magic
    • Festivals Of Joy
    • Heroic Ideas
    • Life’s A Gallery
    • On the Screen
    • Stage and Page
    • Press Club
    • Out and About
    • Show Me The Money
    • Sportiness
    • We Miss You
Follow US
© 2024 Irresistible Magazine. All Rights Reserved.
media releases screen

Sydney Film Festival X Vivid Sydney Partner To Present Two Unmissable Events

This winter, Sydney Film Festival (4–15 June 2025) in partnership with Vivid Sydney (23 May-14 June 2025), will present two extraordinary film events that go beyond the screen, featuring live performances and groundbreaking artistry.

April 15, 2025
Planet City
SHARE

Audiences will be transported into a radical and thought-provoking world with Planet City: Live, a speculative fiction experience from acclaimed designer and director Liam Young, which envisions a future where the entire global population resides in one hyper-dense metropolis, allowing the rest of the planet to rewild. This immersive event features live narration by Young himself and a live score performed by Forest Swords.

The second event will see the New South Wales premiere screening of Justin Kurzel’s (Snow Town) documentary debut Ellis Park, followed by a conversation and short musical performance with the film’s subject, celebrated musician Warren Ellis, at Ellis Park: An Evening With Warren Ellis.

“Sydney Film Festival has always been a place for bold and innovative storytelling, and we are delighted to join forces with Vivid Sydney to present these two unique cinematic experiences,” said SFF Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “These events push the limits of film, sound, and imagination, offering audiences something truly unforgettable.”

Vivid Sydney Festival Director, Gill Minervini said, “The partnership between Vivid Sydney and Sydney Film Festival represents a powerful fusion of artistic vision that embodies the spirit of creative innovation we champion and allows us to connect with audiences in meaningful new ways.”

“These immersive film events perfectly amplify our 2025 theme of ‘Dream’ by inviting audiences to explore alternative realities through the intersection of cinema, music, and live performance.”

Planet City

PLANET CITY: LIVE
Presented in partnership with Vivid Sydney and City Recital Hall
Tuesday 10 June 2025, time 7pm
City Recital Hall, Sydney

In a world of escalating climate crises, bold dreams aren’t optional—they’re essential. What if, instead of unchecked expansion and environmental destruction, we radically reversed our course? What if the entire global population lived in one hyper-dense city, leaving the rest of the planet to rewild? In a world-first, designer, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer Liam Young brings his visionary speculative film Planet City to life in an immersive experience like no other. Accompanied by live narration by Young himself and a live performance by Forest Swords of its haunting score, this boundary-pushing event presents a breathtaking vision of a radical new world order.

About Liam Young
Liam Young is a designer, director, and BAFTA-nominated producer working at the intersection of fiction, design, and future thinking. Described by the BBC as “the man designing our futures,” his visionary films explore urgent environmental questions. His work has premiered on Apple+, Channel 4, SXSW, Tribeca, and the Venice Biennale and is held in collections at the New York Met, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Art Institute of Chicago.

ELLIS PARK

ELLIS PARK: AN EVENING WITH WARREN ELLIS

Presented in partnership with Vivid Sydney
Sunday 8 June 2025, time 7pm
City Recital Hall, Sydney

NSW Premiere Screening of Ellis Park
Sunday 8 June 2025, time 4pm
State Theatre, Sydney

Warren Ellis is an Australian music icon—Dirty Three founder, longtime Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds collaborator, film composer (The Proposition, The Road), and one of the most celebrated multi-instrumentalists of his generation. 

There’s another side to Warren you might not know. 

In this special Vivid Sydney presented in partnership with Sydney Film Festival (SFF), Warren Ellis takes the stage for an intimate conversation about his life, music and his deep commitment to animal conservation—a journey beautifully captured in the new documentary, Ellis Park (screening as part of SFF). Listen to Warren discuss the film and his mission to protect endangered species at his sanctuary in Sumatra.  

As part of this special conversation, Warren will also perform a short, intimate solo set. 

Before the event, documentary Ellis Park, directed by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel will screen at 4pm at State Theatre as part of Sydney Film Festival. Tickets sold separately.

ELLIS PARK: Warren Ellis and Femke den Haas

You Might Also Like

Full Program Announced For Palestinian Film Festival Australia 2025

2025 HSBC German Film Festival Is Showing Twenty Standout Films Across Australia

Persian Film Festival Australia 2025 Reveals Daring Program

First Films Announced For Sydney Film Festival 2025

Seeing The Bigger Picture At The Sydney Film Festival 2025

Share
By Irresistible Magazine
Follow:
Where Resistance Meets Fabulousness
Previous Article
Modern Heroes and Irresistible Presidents: Surangel Whipps Jr., President Of Palau
Next Article
The Dobell Drawing Prize At The National Art School

Latest

Behind the Seams: Interview with Kellie Hush on Fashion, Leadership, and the Rebirth of Australian Fashion Week
Irresistible Writers: Mariana Enriquez
Connecting Micronesia and the North Pacific at SPTE 2025
Uniquely SPTE: Where the World Meets the Pacific

Social links

  • Instagram
  • Spotify

Quick links

  • About
  • Information for contacts, media kit requests and advertising and partnership opportunities
  • Privacy (user agreement/ privacy/ terms/ collection notice/ cookies policy)

Useful links

  • Subscribe
  • Irresistible Agency
Irresistible MagazineIrresistible Magazine
Follow US
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.
Copyright Irresistible Magazine 2025. All rights reserved.
Subscribe

It's free to subscribe. When you do, you'll have unlimited access to all content. We will never share, publish, or use your information for anything other than essential business purposes. You'll get a monthly newsletter full of festival news, pre-sales, giveaways and irresistibleness. Your subscription helps us keep our content free.

* indicates required
Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?