Sydney's Inner West Is Getting a New Community Cinema

Film lovers in Marrickville have a new place to indulge their love of the big screen, with Addison Road Community Centre adding a community cinema to the mix. Transforming Gumbramorra Hall into an independent screening space, it'll be open to sessions for local groups and indie film festivals.

The Addison Road Picture House will launch on June 24 as part of the Pachamama Festival, one of the regular events put together by the Sydney Latin American Film Festival team. Aiming to bring together Latin American and Indigenous artists and storytellers in a program of art, film, dance, talks, workshops and music, the fest's movie lineup includes Mara'akame's Dream, which will become the first flick to screen in the new cinema space. A Mexican effort exploring the role ancient tradition in modern life, it'll be followed by Aussie documentary Zach's Ceremony, as well as Bolivian feature The Land Without Evil.

While it mightn't be operating as a regular picture palace, more places to see films is always a good thing. For fans of cinema history, the Addison Road Picture House is being pitched as "the spiritual successor of the Inner West's old Art Deco cinemas that closed down in the '50s & '60s," according to the Addison Road Community Centre.

For more information, or to keep an eye on what's coming up in the venue, head to their website or Facebook page.