SOLD OUT Evenings with DADo: Some Kind of Heaven

Join DADo for an evening screening of Some Kind of Heaven followed by a talk by Kirsten Bevin. With Some Kind of Heaven, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community – a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents – and one interloper – who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise. With strikingly composed cinematography, this candy-coloured documentary offers a tender and surreal look at the never-ending quest for finding meaning and love in life’s final act.

We’re thrilled to be joined on the evening by artist and strategic urban designer Kirsten Bevin, who will be giving an introductory talk sharing her research in to how Australia’s housing industry responds to an ageing population, and the way industries engage in the politics, problems, solutions, meanings and beliefs about what a ‘good old age’ is.

Some Kind of Heaven
A film by Lance Oppenheim
83 Minutes | U.S.A. | English | Colour

Kirsten is a generative artist. Their code-based work explores the opportunities for viewers to interact with systems, and the potentials for story within the algorithm. They also research, practice and write about housing and ageing, urbanism, society and art. Kirsten’s 2021 Doctorate of Philosophy PhD Dissertation investigated how Australia’s housing industry responds to an ageing population, and the way industries engage in the politics, problems, solutions, meanings and beliefs about what a ‘good old age’ is. Alongside their research, Kirsten is a strategic urban designer, working on long-term large-scale precinct development to support state policy, having previously worked in visualisation and creative technology directing videos and digital applications to help explain urban change and infrastructure.

Official Selection 2020 Sundance Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival

This event is generously supported by Konpira Maru Wines, Molly Rose Brewing and Shelter. When you subscribe via – shelter.stream/rbf – the Robin Boyd Foundation will receive 10% of the revenue.

Doors will open at 6.30 pm to allow attendees to explore Walsh Street and enjoy refreshments in the courtyard. The screening will commence promptly at 7 pm.  

Before your visit, please note:
– Attendees must be 16 years and over.
– No external food or drink is permitted.
– Large bags and backpacks will need to be checked in at entry.
– Stiletto or pointed heels are not permitted due to our cork flooring.
– Tickets are refundable up to 72 hours prior to the event.
– Tickets may be exchanged as long as the purchaser advises us of the new attendee’s name via email. 

We offer discounted tickets to RBF Friends and Boyd Circle members – support the Foundation and join today.

Thandi Lane, Andrew MacKinnon and Sushma Prabhu present DADo’s program. 

Image: Some Kind of Heaven (2020) Lance Oppenheim. Madman Entertainment.