CineRedux: Footscray Reimagined

A journey through Footscray’s cinematic past and its creative present. Hosted by Five Walls Gallery and Arcade Projects, CineRedux: Footscray Reimagined blends history, film, and contemporary art to revisit the suburb’s once-vibrant cinema culture through archival materials, local stories, and new artistic responses.

Held across two weekends — June 5, 2026, and July 26, 2026 — and centred around the historic Trocadero Arcade, CineRedux will present an immersive evening of art, projections, and live performances spanning the arcade, Five Walls Gallery and the building’s exterior. Highlights include a series of lightboxes by local artist Sean Hogan, with performances by Footscray musicians Artificial Limb (Marc Eiden) and Ivofonic (Ivano Abram).

The main event unfolds in June, with the project extending into Melbourne Open House Weekend on July 26, featuring guided tours and guest talks that bring Footscray’s forgotten theatres back to life, as artists reimagine how moving images continue to shape the suburb’s cultural identity today.

This project is supported by the Maribyrnong City Council through the Love Your West grant.