Documentary Meets 2.01: Wildwood, NJ

Wildwood, NJ (Ruth Leitman and Carol Weaks Cassidy, 1994)

Cause down the shore everything’s all right / You and your baby on a Saturday night / Don’t you know all my dreams come true / When I’m walkin’ down the street with you

Tom Waits, “Jersey Girl”

After a rollercoaster 2021 season, with nourishing doses of non-fiction delivered in between rolling lockdowns, Documentary Meets is back on track for 2022 and ready to hit ‘play’ on the first instalment of season two, which takes as its theme SISTERHOOD.

Join us at composite on the evening of Thursday, April 21 for a one-off screening of Wildwood, NJ, a bittersweet gem of a beach getaway shot on Super-8 by an all-woman crew – and a favourite flick of Miss Summertime Sadness herself, Lana Del Rey. 

The film treads the boardwalk of the Jersey Shore’s preeminent blue collar resort town, functioning as a potent snapshot of nineties fashions and a truly candid camera, which bears witness to the raw desires, crushes and confessions of a spunky set of tween and teen girls and their acrylic-nailed elders. 

With an introduction by Isabella Trimboli, a writer and critic based in Melbourne, and the co-editor of print music journal Gusher. 

Time: Doors and drinks start from 7; introduction and screening from 7.30.
Prices: $10 waged / $5 unwaged / free (no one turned away for lack of funds). Seating allocations will be on a ‘first-come, first-served' basis and capacity is limited.

Accessibility Requirements

All screenings in this program are captioned however if you have any other accessibility requirements please let us know.

Wheelchair Accessibility

Composite is wheelchair accessible via the main carriageway ramp from Johnston Street as well as elevator access to the UG floor via the 'art deco' entrance midway down the Johnston Street facade and also via the rear entrance beside the Keith Haring mural, which has a ramp and leads to the elevator.

Gender Neutral Bathrooms

Composite has all gender-neutral bathrooms.

Accessible Parking/Dropoff Areas

If you are coming by car, there is accessible drop-off and pick up space at the side of the building beside the Keith Haring mural. There are also accessible parking located in the carpark at the rear of our venue.

Public Transport

Composite at Collingwood Yards is close to Stop 19 at the corner of Smith Street/Johnston Street on the 86 tram line. Only some Trams on this route are serviced by a mix of low floor and high floor trams. Read more at the PTV site here. The number 200 and 207 Bus' also stop directly over the road from Collingwood Yards.

Guide Dogs/Service Dogs

Guide dogs and service dogs are welcome at Composite.