In Memorabilia, a daughter mourns the loss of her father, a passionate collector of space memorabilia, as she falls under the sway of the 'flown' space objects in her inheritance.
Memorabilia was created during co-directors Ceridwen Dovey and Rowena Potts' tenure as Powerhouse Research Fellows in 2022. It draws on the museum's incredible collection of space ephemera to create an evocative hybrid documentary which blends fact and fiction to interrogate how and why flown space memorabilia comes to be collected and stored for posterity, and why these objects exert such a strong pull on the human imagination.
Festivals
Canberra Short Film Festival, November 2024 — Winner, Best Short Film, National Category
Australian Womens Film Festival, September 2024 — Winner, Best Documentary
Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, March 2024
Antenna Documentary Film Festival, February 2024
SXSW-Sydney Film Festival, October 2023
Down Under Berlin Film Festival, October 2023
Mimesis Documentary Festival, August 2023
St. Kilda Film Festival, June 2023 - Nominated, Best Documentary
Exhibitions and Events
Powerhouse Museum & Institute for Culture & Society | Earth // Off-Earth Politics, October 2023
ANU & The Street Theatre | Outer Space Film Quartet Screening, August 2023
Reviews & Interviews
Millennium Film Journal, Spring 2024
