In Conversation + Film: A Grand Mockery (2024) (Ages 18+) (FREE ENTRY)
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In Conversation + Film: A Grand Mockery (2024) (Ages 18+) (FREE ENTRY)

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

From 6:00 pm

Queensland Art Galley / Gallery of Modern Art

Presented by Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art

Event Details

This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the films co-directors, Adam C Briggs and Sam Dixon, moderated by Sydney-based filmmaker James Vaughan.Directed by Brisbane-based filmmakers Adam C Briggs and Sam Dixon, A Grand Mockery is a singular, surreal odyssey into the mind of its protagonist Josie (Dixon). A cinema worker by day, the Möbius strip indignity of his job — combined with seemingly ceaseless consumption of wine — begin to wear down his psyche, and a new landscape of reality emerges. A microbudget production shot on luminous, scratchy Super 8 stock, the film has a unique tactile quality that seemingly sweats and swelters alongside its characters. After its premiere at SXSW Sydney in 2024 (where it was awarded Best Feature Film), A Grand Mockery has screened to acclaim at international festivals, receiving the Best Director award at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain. The film represents a bold new entry in Australia’s lineage of DIY filmmaking, and showcases the continued emergence of two key voices in the underground Australian cinema landscape.

Ages 18+

Production Credits

  • Directors:Adam C Briggs, Sam Dixon
  • Script:Adam C Briggs, Sam Dixon
  • Cinematographer:Charlie Hillhouse
  • Editors:Adam C Briggs, Sam Dixon, James Vaughan
  • Cast:Sam Dixon, Kate Dillon, James Louis O’Leary
  • Print Source:Yellow Veil Pictures
  • Rights:Yellow Veil Pictures
  • Year:2024
  • Runtime:104 minutes
  • Country:Australia
  • Language:English
  • Colour:Colour
  • Shooting Format:Super 8
  • Screening Format:DCP

Event Info

  • Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
  • Time: From 6:00 pm
  • Venue: Queensland Art Galley / Gallery of Modern Art
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