Things Will Be Different

Neighbours living at the Walker Street public housing estate in Northcote, Melbourne are forced to relocate when it is scheduled for demolition. Through two very different families, Things Will Be Different documents the impact this relocation has, while exploring the importance public housing plays in our communities. Focusing on the richness of the people, communities and support that can exist within public housing, director Lucie McMahon shows how life-altering circumstances can be thrust upon anybody and how public housing is essential to ensure that people in difficult circumstances can access safe and meaningful lives.

Please join a panel discussion after the sreening with Steve Mintern from Office and Dr Priya Kunjan from RMIT’s Global and Urban Studies.

This film is part of the Melbourne Design Week Film Festival, which explores the impact of architecture and design through the moving image and its power to innovate and affect change; while shaping communities, cities and the environment.

The Melbourne Design Week Film Festival is curated by Spiro Economopoulos. It is presented as part of Melbourne Design Week in association with Lido and Classic cinemas.