On this page Content components Boroondara Seniors Film FestivalGet ready for more stories that inspire, challenge and connect us. The Boroondara Seniors Film Festival presents stories from around the world that celebrate the rich diversity of older adults’ lives.BookingsAll screenings are free to attend. Booking is essential.Pick your favourites – bookings are limited to one film per person per day.To get updates and booking reminders on the 2026 Boroondara Seniors Film Festival, subscribe to our newsletter. Subscribe to our newsletter 2026 festival program Calle MálagaMaría Ángeles is a spirited 79-year-old Spaniard who has spent her life in Tangier’s Spanish quarter. Her world is upended when her daughter returns from Madrid determined to sell the family apartment. To defend her home and the memories it holds, María rises to the challenge and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.A delightful, bittersweet, and deeply human drama that delivers its heartfelt journey with humour and charm.Winner of the Audience Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival.Language: Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles.What to expectA warm yet emotionally layered drama with themes of resilience in the face of conflict. Some sexual references and nudity.Rated M.Watch the trailer for Calle Málaga.Screening detailsTuesday 6 October, 10:30 am to 1 pmVillage Cinemas Rivoli – 200 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn EastBook Calle Málaga Charlie’s CountyAs a special festival highlight, award-winning director, Rolf de Heer, will introduce Charlie’s Country and join us for an in-person Q&A session after screening.Living in a remote Aboriginal community in Arnhem Land, Charlie (David Gulpilil) is struggling between traditional culture and modern life. Frustrated, he heads into the bush to live the old way, but a hard and confronting journey is ahead of him.This is a wonderful portrayal by David Gulpilil and a confronting look into the damage created through loss of culture. Winner of Un Certain Regard, Best Actor award at 2014 Cannes Film Festival.Language: English and Yolngu Matha with open captions and English subtitles.What to expectA powerful, slow‑burn drama with themes of racism, cultural displacement. Contains some coarse language.Rated M.Watch the trailer for Charlie's Country.Screening detailsWednesday 14 October, 10:30 am to 1:45 pmLido Cinemas – 675 Glenferrie Rd, HawthornBook Charlie's Country The Truffle HuntersThis critically acclaimed documentary is a beautiful, wistful film set deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, where a handful of ageing men hunt for the rare and highly prized white Alba truffle.Offering a fascinating glimpse into two contrasting worlds: the luxury of the high-end truffle trade and the quiet, authentic lives of traditional truffle hunters. Sharing the hunters enduring and moving bond with both their natural world and their loyal dogs, this film captures a vanishing way of life with warmth, intimacy, and respect.Language: Italian with English subtitles.What to expectA thoughtful and visually rich documentary. Contains mild coarse language.Rated M.Watch the trailer for The Truffle Hunters.Screening detailsWednesday 14 October, 11:30 am to 1:30 pmLido Cinemas – 675 Glenferrie Rd, HawthornBook The Truffle Hunters at the LidoThursday 22 October, 11:30 am to 1:30 pmPalace Cinema Balwyn – 231 Whitehorse Rd, BalwynBook The Truffle Hunters at the Palace The Richest Woman In The WorldFew modern scandals have captured the public imagination in France quite like the saga surrounding Liliane Bettencourt, the billionaire heiress to the L’Oréal fortune.Inspired by these events, this captivating drama follows Marianne Farrère, the world’s richest woman, as she develops an intense and unexpected relationship with a Parisian photographer. Their growing bond sparks family tensions, tests her independence and reshapes the lives of those around her.Language: French with English subtitles.What to expectA stylish,character‑driven, black comedy. Contains some sexual references and nudity.Rated M.Watch the trailer for The Richest Woman in the World.Screening detailsThursday 22 October, 10:30 am to 1 pmPalace Balwyn – 231 Whitehorse Rd, BalwynBook The Richest Woman in the World Hunt for the WilderpeopleRicky, a rebellious city kid, and his gruff foster uncle Hec, find themselves the subjects of a nationwide manhunt after venturing into the New Zealand bush. Their evasive adventure is a wild and whacky one and through it, their unlikely and difficult partnership grows into a touching bond. With wonderful chemistry between Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, this quirky, heartfelt adventure blends warmth and humour with plenty of laugh out loud moments. Language: English with open captionsWhat to expectA heartwarming and quirky comedy. Contains some coarse language.Rated PG.Watch the trailer for Hunt for the Wilderpeople.Screening detailsTuesday 6 October, 11:30 am to 1:30 pmVillage Cinemas Rivoli – 200 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn EastBook Hunt for the Wilderpeople at the RivoliWednesday 14 October, 12:30 am to 2:45 pmLido Cinemas – 675 Glenferrie Rd, HawthornBook Hunt for the Wilderpeople at the Lido Seniors Festival events in Boroondara The 2026 program is now available, with a diverse range of events and activities to explore this October. Browse the program to start planning your festival experience. Explore Seniors Festival events Discover opportunities to connect, create and celebrate with the broader Victorian Seniors Festival program. Visit the Victorian Seniors Festival website.Contact usYou can find out more by emailing [email protected] or calling the Active Ageing team on (03) 9278 4777.
