Smokescreen 2026 - The Straight Story • Dubbo Region Skip to main content
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Cultural and Community Events
Saturday 2 May
4:00pm - 6:00pm
76 Wingewarra Street, Dubbo, NSW 2830

Tickets $15

Season pass (see all 10 films) $75

About this event

Join us for the Premiere for the 2026 Season of Smokescreen at the WPCC Saturday, 2nd May. This year’s theme is 'Breaking the Reel'. The selected films celebrate the transformative power of actors and directors who defy expectations, break free from typecasting, and reinvent themselves in groundbreaking ways.

This year’s Smokescreen will feature connected pairings of films, which highlight a specific transformative aspect of ‘Breaking the Reel’. This week’s film focuses on Directorial Diversions, highlighting directors who challenged pre-conceived ideas and took bold creative risks. In a notable departure from his more surreal work, Lynch’s 1999 film The Straight Story focuses on human emotion, simple characters and the American Midwest imagery in this biographical road drama based on Alvin Straight’s real journey.

Run time: 1 hr 52 mins

Classification: G

In partnership with The Establishment Bar Dubbo.

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