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Culture · 16 October 2026

Sonic Arts In Practice Presents 'Man with a Movie Camera'

The special screening will feature the Electronic Noise Orchestra soundtracking the film live.

By Tobias Handke

Man with a Movie Camera event poster by Sonic Arts Association at The Piccadilly Theatre on Monday, November 16, featuring a black-and-white silhouette.
Man with a Movie Camera poster - artwork supplied

The students of Sonic Arts at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at Adelaide University are excited to bring Dziga Vertov's historic 1929 experimental Soviet silent film, Man with a Movie Camera, to the big screen next month.

Not only are they showing this cinematic masterpiece in full, but the Electronic Noise Orchestra, comprising students across multiple year levels, will perform live during the screening, creating a one-of-a-kind viewing experience.

The Electronic Noise Orchestra will bring the film to life using non-digital instruments and sound-making devices at a special screening at The Piccadilly on Monday 16 November.

Tickets are on sale now at trybooking.com.

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Man with a Movie Camera documents the everyday lives of people in Soviet Russia and Ukraine, using groundbreaking editing and cinematography techniques to craft an experimental masterpiece.

Vertov's feature film was shot by his brother Mikhail Kaufman and edited by his wife Yelizaveta Svilova, giving viewers a firsthand look at how those living in Soviet Russia and Ukraine survived day to day.

Catch Man with a Movie Camera with the Electronic Noise Orchestra screening at The Piccadilly on Monday 16 November. Tickets on sale now at trybooking.com.

Man with a Movie Camera event poster by Sonic Arts Association at The Piccadilly Theatre on Monday, November 16, featuring a black-and-white silhouette.
Man with a Movie Camera poster - artwork supplied

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