Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival May 27 - June 3

Back for its second year, the Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival is showcasing an exciting range of Indigenous films from across Australia. Join us as we celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2018 and enjoy films created by, starring and telling stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Sunday May 27 Wednesday May 30 Saturday June 2

Putuparri and the Rainmakers After The Apology Star Stories of the Dreaming (M) A film by Nicole Ma (PG) A film by Larissa Behrendt (G) A film by Ellie Gilbert Venue: Bendigo Bank Theatre, With local guest speakers With a guest speaker, Q&A Venue: Macgillivray Hall, 50 View Street, Bendigo Bendigo TAFE on Aboriginal Astronomy and Time: 6pm Cost: Free Time: 6pm Cost: Gold coin visit through the Bendigo donation Planetarium Monday May 28 Venue: Bendigo Discovery Thursday May 31 Centre, Railway Place BabaKiueria Time: 6pm Cost: Free (PG) A film by Don Featherstone Zach’s Ceremony Venue: Bendigo Library, (M) A film by Aaron Petersen All week Hargreaves Street Venue: Karrang Kunga Centre, Bendigo Senior Secondary Time: 4pm, with a Welcome to Black Screen - a series of College Country and Smoking Ceremony Time: 3pm Cost: Free short films with Dja Dja Wurrung Elders (M) Indigenous community Cost: Free Friday June 1 members only Welcome to Jaara Country and Venue: Bendigo & District Aboriginal Warrior Night: Aboriginal Co-operative, North other Dja Dja Wurrung Films Jandamarra’s War & Yagan Bendigo Short films by Uncle Gerry Gill (M) Films by Mitch Torres and Time: Various screening times and Uncle Brien Nelson Kelrick Martin With local guest speakers Venue: Circular Lecture Theatre, across the week Cost: Free Venue: Latrobe Art Institute La Trobe University, Bendigo Contact: Joan on 5442 4947 if Auditorium, 121 View Street, Time: 6pm Cost: Free interested in attending Bendigo Time: 6pm Cost: Gold coin donation As part of this year’s Film Festival, a number of local organisations will also Tuesday May 29 be hosting Indigenous film screenings for their staff and volunteers. Keep an eye out Westwind: Djalu's Legacy for information from your organisation about upcoming opportunities. (M) A film by Ben Strunin Venue: Star Cinema, Eaglehawk For further festival information contact Town Hall Joan at [email protected] Time: 7pm Cost: $11 Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival

May 27 - June 3

After The Apology Star Stories of the Dreaming It shocks many people to learn that the number of Increasingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Aboriginal children being removed today by welfare are being recognised as the first astronomers. This feature agencies is much higher than during the time of the documentary tells some of the rich cultural astronomy Stolen Generations. After the Apology is a landmark stories of the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples. In Star documentary exploring the continued practice of child Stories of The Dreaming, Ghillar Michael Anderson shares removal and the community response. Grandmothers publicly for the first time teachings passed to him as the Against Removal are fighting back and bringing the knowledge holder for his People, the Euahlayi. children home. Welcome to Jaara Country and other Dja BabaKiueria BabaKiueria is a short, comic Australian film depicting Dja Wurrung Films a role reversal of the First Fleet landing of 1788. It is a A selection of short films created by Dja Dja Wurrung mockumentary surveying the culture and customs of the Elders Uncle Gerry Gill and Uncle Brien Nelson. white native people of the land of 'Babakiueria', from the perspective of the country's black colonisers. Westwind: Djalu's Legacy Djalu Gurruwiwi, an ageing Yolngu elder and master Black Screen Yidaki (didgeridoo) player, is a custodian of his people’s Black Screen is a DVD collection of contemporary ancient Songlines that have stored his clan’s Knowledge, Indigenous Australian films available through the National Culture and Country since the birth of time. Djalu must Film and Sound Archive of Australia. The DVD collection pass on his sacred Songlines. But are his sons ready? showcases Australia’s Indigenous talent on and off Djalu seeks a way forward - inspiring a custodian for the screen, and includes short films and documentaries by next generation by taking his music to the world with the renowned filmmakers such as Rachel Perkins, Ivan Sen help of world famous musician, Gotye. and Wayne Blair. Zach’s Ceremony Jandamarra’s War Filmed over five years, Zach's Ceremony is the uplifting In 1894, Jandamarra led a rebellion against invading and moving coming-of-age feature documentary debut pastoralists in defence of his people’s ancient land from filmmaker Aaron Petersen. Somewhere between and culture. Until his death in brutal retribution, this formidable Bunuba warrior waged a 3-year guerrilla tribal tradition and city life, a young boy must learn what war, earning him both the admiration of his people and it takes to become a man and awaken the warrior within. international notoriety. Yagan Putuparri and the Rainmakers This short film tells the story of Yagan (1796 - 1833) – a Putuparri and the Rainmakers is a universal story about heroic Aboriginal warrior from the Noongar people who the sacred relationship between people and place. It takes played a key part in early resistance to the early European audiences on a rare and emotional journey to meet the settlers. traditional rainmakers of Australia’s Great Sandy Desert who have fought a twenty-year battle to win back their traditional homeland.

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

Bendigo Local Aboriginal Network