WELCOME TO OUR NEXT SCREENING David Byrne's
TRUE STORIES
(USA | 1986 | 89 mins | PG cert)
Wednesday 22 April, 7.30PM
University of Otago’s Colquhoun Lecture Theatre**
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True Stories Screening
Dunedin Film Society 2026 Annual General Meeting
We apologise for this very late notice but we have been waiting for the all-clear from the University technicians confirming that necessary repair work on the Colquhoun AV system has been completed. We now have that assurance from them and are particularly grateful for all their hard work on what has proved to be a complex issue.
Please remember that in April we are trialling having the Introductions to screenings at 7.15pm. Tomorrow's Introduction will be by Society member, Matthew Littlewood, who is an ardent fan of both Talking Heads and David Byrne's solo music. He and his partner, Danielle, also a current Society member, were fortunate enough to be front row centre at Byrne's recent Auckland concert, so will be able to provide up to date insights on this unique musician.
The Society's 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place at 7.30pm. At approximately 7.45pm the screening of True Stories will commence. We look forward to seeing you all at the talk, Annual Meeting and screening.
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True Stories is a 1986 American satirical musical comedy film directed by David Byrne, who also leads. The film's music is supplied by Talking Heads. |
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| | “Music icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life... The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas... In True Stories, Byrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show—all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience” – Criterion. |
| “This being a one-man-band job for Byrne who writes, stars, and directs, True Stories still features a number of songs written by Byrne and performed by various members of the cast, as well as by Byrne’s band (the members of which make cameo appearances). This movie does what some painters try to do: it recasts ordinary images into strange new shapes. There is hardly a moment in True Stories that doesn’t seem everyday to anyone who has grown up in mid-America, and not a moment that doesn’t seem haunted with secrets, evasions, loneliness, depravity or hidden joy.” – International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008 |
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A REMINDER: For Your Diary - The screening of Boat People will now take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 30 April. The University requires the Colquhoun lecture theatre for a Medical School terms test which has been scheduled on the Wednesday evening that week. We apologise for the disruption which this may cause for some members but it is a matter entirely outside our control. |
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ADMISSION
Free to members.
TO JOIN
To purchase a Full/Half Season membership: - complete a membership form from our website and pay by online bank transfer (06-0942-0696013-00)
- or join at the door before any screening (cash only)
- you can also join at the OUSA office reception at the University of Otago (cash only)
Alternatively, you can purchase a Three-Film sampler ($25), which can be also be shared to bring two friends to one screening. The sampler does not expire and can be used over multiple years.
Membership includes generous discounts at Rialto Cinemas (from Monday to Friday) and the 2026 Dunedin Whānau Marama New Zealand International Film Festival; and FREE entry to the 2026 screenings of all other affiliated New Zealand Film Societies. Each member is entitled to ONE FREE GUEST ADMISSION to a single screening.
**To get to the Colquhoun Theatre: The Colquhoun is located on the first floor of the current Dunedin Public Hospital, above the chapel and squash courts. Stairs and lift access are from the main Hospital entrance on Great King Street.
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