KOKO MOLONGLO - THE MUSIC VIDEO

"Molonglo Valley, Canberra. For years - maybe eons - the residents exist in shop-less misery. Sometimes all they want is to buy a jumbo pack of Cadbury Crunchie Bites, but there is nowhere within ten minutes to buy them. The Coombs Shops promised so much, only to stand empty for years, a mocking monument to failure. How long can the human spirit endure these apocalyptic conditions?

But then it all changes. A shopping centre, KOKO MOLONGLO, rises from Wright's windswept construction dust to bless the Valley; like Christ the Redeemer, only it's got bargain beer and sushi.

KOKO MOLONGLO is the best thing that has ever happened to Molonglo. The people swarm to it like ants to honey. There is only so long that one can walk by a pristine river or watch a mountain sunset before needing to escape to a floodlit aisle of Tiny Teddies. And KOKO MOLONGLO brings a much needed tropical beach vibe to the inland, Australian bush and suburban aesthetic of Molonglo. Bless you, developers. Bless you, supermarket duopoly.

It is against this backdrop that the short documentary you are about to watch takes place. It unflinchingly asks the questions - the mundane and the metaphysical - raised by our suburban, supermarket, materialist hegemony.

Have our hopes and dreams shrivelled so much that the soulless touch of a supermarket duopoly feels like a benediction? Isn’t it ok to crave some easy brioche and beer to help us through the rat race; we're not the ones that imposed the capitalist nightmare, and we're just tired and hungry. Do we thank the developers for delivering us these crumbs of succour, or do we loathe them for driving BMWs atop our misery? Where can I get yogos cheap?

You will find all the answers in this 5 minute Beach Boys rehash, enlivened through the medium of song, dance, limbo, conga, accordion, trolley racing, and a dinosaur shopping spree."