Dogs in Space + Q&A

Post‑punk, parties and the politics of friendship.Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Australian film, Dogs in Space. The event includes a post-screening Q&A with director Richard Lowenstein.Set in Melbourne’s underground music scene in the late 1970s, Dogs in Space follows a loose collective of young artists, musicians and drifters drawn together by the fragile bonds of creativity and excess. At its centre is Sam (Michael Hutchence), a magnetic outsider whose idealism and recklessness ripple through the group.Director Richard Lowenstein captures a raw, affectionate portrait of subculture in flux, anchored by Michael Hutchence’s magnetic performance. Lived‑in and elegiac, the film is a defining snapshot of Australian counterculture.1986 | MA 15+ | 103 mins | D: Richard Lowenstein‘A pungent snapshot of a time and place.’ — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Dogs in Space is held in the NFSA collection.