GERRINGONG PICS AND FLICKS

Join us for the "IN THE BIN" Short Film Festival on Saturday April 9 from 7pm at the Gerringong Town Hall. Bring your friends and family to this travelling short film festival, the biggest of its kind in Australia. Films include: Aphrodite’s Farm, directed by Adam Strange (15Mins). When the Aphrodite’s Farm patriarch dies, the future of the farm is thrown into jeopardy, and the arrival of young farm hand Friday creates even more chaos before finally bringing the family’s destiny full circle. Country of Origin: Australia. Awaken (right), directed by David Gould (14mins 45secs) Awaken is set in a time of war between humans and robots. A robotic soldier, whose sole purpose is to kill, gradually learns that life is precious. Its newfound convictions are put to the ultimate test in the film's dramatic climax. Country of Origin: Australia Boundless, directed by Stephen Kanaris (17mins 24 secs) Craig, 35, has Downs syndrome, is single, lives with his parents, doesn’t work, driv

The Pics and Flicks has a special treat on April 1 as part of the Kiama Jazz Festival! Doors open 7pm and the cost for this special night is $15. The Kid Stakes , made in Australia in 1927, is one of the greatest comedies of the silent era. An original score will be performed on the night by Jan Preston, renowned composer, jazz and blues pianist. The Kid Stakes is based on the comic strip, Fatty Fin, a scruffy 6 yr old leader of a gang of kids in the dockside suburb of Woolloomooloo in Sydney. Fatty enters his pet goat Hector in the annual goat races, but his rival Bruiser Murphy tries to ensure that he won't win. Hector is let loose in the grounds of a Potts Point mansion where he eats a large portion of the prize garden. The comedy continues!! Composer and performer Jan Preston is one of Australia ’s leading film composers and a renowned jazz and blues pianist. Her theme to the iconic ABC TV series, Australian Story can be heard every Monday night nationwide in Australia .