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Ellis Park
Australia 2024
Dir: Justin Kurzel
Documentary
English / 105m
Release date: 26 September 2025
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A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist and renowned film composer Warren Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. Co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescue trafficked and mistreated animals and then devote years to nursing them back to health.
This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist’s life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when passionate people come together to do great things to impact the world around them.
Ellis Park is the first documentary from acclaimed Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel (The Order, Macbeth, Snowtown).
Find screenings
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Brighton Duke of York’s - 27 September (hosted by Scared to Dance)
Bristol Watershed - 21 September
London Picturehouse Central - 2 October (hosted by Scared to Dance)
London Rio Cinema - 26 September
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Alnwick Alnwick Playhouse - 21-23 October
Belfast Queen’s Film Theatre - from 3 October
Birmingham Mockingbird Cinema - from 26 September
Birmingham MAC- 11 & 12 October
Brighton Duke of York’s - 27 September (Q&A with Warren Ellis hosted by Scared to Dance)
Brighton Dukes at Komedia - 13 October
Brighton Odeon Brighton - 28 & 29 September
Bristol Watershed- from 27 September
Broadstairs Palace Cinema - 28 October
Cambridge Arts Picturehouse - 13 October
Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre - from 3 October
Dartington Barn Cinema - 26-28 October
Derby Quad - from 17 October
Dublin Light House Cinema - from 26 September
Edinburgh Cameo - from 26 September
Edinburgh Cameo- 15 October
Exeter Exeter Phoenix - from 10 October
Hertford BEAM Hertford - 13 November
Lancaster Dukes Lancaster - 19-22 October
Leeds Hyde Park Picture House - from 26 September
Leicester Phoenix Leicester - from 3 October
Letchworth Garden City Broadway Cinema - 15 October
Lewes Depot- from 26 September
Liverpool Picturehouse @ FACT - 13 October
London Bertha DocHouse - 28 September
London Curzon Hoxton - from 26 September
London Finsbury Park Picturehouse - from 26 September
London Finsbury Park Picturehouse - 15 October
London Hackney Picturehouse - 16 October
London ICA- from 26 September
London Picturehouse Central - 2 October (Q&A with Warren Ellis hosted by Scared to Dance)
London Rio Cinema - 26 September (Q&A with Warren Ellis)
London Rio Cinema- 28 & 29 September
London Ritzy Brixton - 15 October
London The Garden Cinema - from 26 September
Ludlow Ludlow Assembly Rooms - from 20 October
Manchester Odeon Manchester Great Northern - 28 & 29 September
Montrose The Montrose Playhouse - from 10 October
Norwich Cinema City - 13 October
Romford Lumiere Cinema - from 3 October
Sheffield Showroom Cinema - from 26 September
Totnes Totnes Cinema - 13-15 October
Weymouth Weymouth Pavilion - from 24 October
+ More to be announced
“Richly cinematic… this film will stay with you”
— ★★★★ The Guardian
“A beautifully told story about the affirmative impact a dedicated few can make when they come together with passion and love”
— Australian Musician Magazine
“(A) deeply felt, transcendent treasure”
— The Arts Desk
“It’s handled with a high level of artistry and an incredible score. It’s cinematically stunning”
— Far Out Magazine
“Brims with moments of mysterious grace, empathy and salvation”
— ★★★★ Mojo
“It is a majestic film about the vastness of life, music, and our need for connection”
— ★★★★★ Toisto
“A beautifully captured portrait of a unique figure”
— The Australian