On Saturday September 19th, critically-acclaimed satire The Birthday Trip (trailer) returns to the Emerald City for one night only, screening at Sydney's only genuinely trapezoidal Cinema - The Reservoir in Surry Hills. Called "Compelling" by The Guardian, "Provocative" by The Conversation and a "Perverse" by SMH, The Birthday Trip is the caustic satire of the Sydney elite that's defied expectations across the country - landing at #20 in the national box office despite not having the backing of a traditional distributor.

Alongside the film, guests are invited to avail themselves one of the limited edition, 320gsm Birthday Trip Totes, or a copy of the film companion book In Lieu of a Festival Run - a graphic design wonder featuring coruscating essays about the state of Australian Cinema (such as it is) from acclaimed artists and film writers including Ian Barr, Patrick Marlborough, Victoria Maxwell, Angus McGrath, Craig Quartermaine and Nathan Roche.

★ ★ ★ ★ The Guardian

★ ★ ★ ★ Canberra Times

★ ★ ★ ★ Cinema Australia

"Distinct and brutally hilarious" The Curb

“A must-see Australian story” The Australian

"Tense, Palpable, Provocative" The Conversation

"An intense handheld character study taking a leaf from Soderbergh" Filmink

"A touch of David Williamson... Positively ripples with veracity" Sydney Morning Herald

"Project was not selected to be included in festival" Melbourne International Film Festival

Wait, what is this Cinema?

The Reservoir is a rarely-used, barely-known Cinema in Surry Hills (Maps link here), a three-minute walk from Central Station. Though located within, of all places, a Rydges Hotel, the Reservoir Cinema is an intimate space with 5.1 sound and a certain je ne sais quoi.

Contact the host of The Birthday Trip: Encore Screening