CENTRAL VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 27 - JUNE 3
Now in its third 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 2019 and enjoy films created by, starring and telling stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
National Sorry Day screenings Thursday May 30 Sunday June 2 Sunday May 26 Gurrumul Bunjil the Eagle Series of short films (PG) (PG) A film by Paul Damien Williams (G) A short children’s film After the Apology (M) Venue: Bendigo Senior Secondary College Visit through the Planetarium and hands Undermined: Tales from the Kimberley (M) Language Centre, Gaol Road, Bendigo on activities. Venue: Theatre Royal Castlemaine Time: 3pm Cost: Free Venue: Discovery Centre and 30 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine Afternoon tea provided, all welcome. Planetarium, 7 Railway Place, Bendigo Time: From 1pm Cost: $30 for the day Time: 11am Cost: Free Seeing The Land from An Aboriginal Canoe Monday June 3 Monday May 27 (PG) A short documentary film Venue: Castlemaine Library 212 Barker Street, Castlemaine Series of BDAC youth films Murundak: Songs of Freedom Time: 5.30pm Cost: Free (NR) Short films by local young people (M) A film by Natasha Gadd on the importance of Community, Venue: Bendigo Library Ten Canoes Country and Culture 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo (NR) A film by Rolf de Heer and Peter Venue: La Trobe Art Institute Time: 4pm with a Welcome to Country Djigirr 121 View Street, Bendigo and Smoking Ceremony before film Venue: Maldon Neighbourhood Centre Time: 6pm Cost: Free (official launch of Film Festival) Cost: Free 1 Church Street, Maldon For tickets call 03 5442 4947 Time: 7.30pm (doors open 7.15pm) Samson and Delilah Cost: $10 ticket or $5 concession (NR) A film by Warwick Thornton Refreshments available for purchase. Venue: Bendigo Cinemas 107-109 Queen Street, Bendigo Time: 6pm Cost: Free Friday May 31 For tickets call 03 5434 5545 Warrigal Creek Massacre Tuesday May 28 (M) Documentary on the Warrigal Creek massacre Venue: La Trobe Art Institute Servant or Slave 121 View Street, Bendigo (NR) A film by Steven McGregor Time: 5.30pm Cost: Free As part of this year’s Film Festival, Venue: Star Cinema Afternoon tea provided, all welcome. a number of local organisations Town Hall, 2 Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk will also be hosting Indigenous Time: 7pm Cost $12 per ticket Saturday June 1 film screenings for their staff and volunteers. Keep an eye Wednesday May 29 out for information from your Occupation: Native organisation about upcoming (PG) A documentary by opportunities. We Don't Need a Map Trisha Morton-Thomas (PG) A film by Warwick Thornton With local guest speakers. For further festival information Venue: Discovery Centre and Venue: Bendigo Bank Theatre contact Fiona at Planetarium, 7 Railway Place, Bendigo The Capital, 50 View Street, Bendigo [email protected] Time: 7pm Cost: Free Time: 4pm Cost: Free CENTRAL VICTORIAN INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
MAY 27 - JUNE 3
After the Apology Occupation: Native Seeing The Land from An Four grandmothers fi nd each other Aiming to engage all Australians Aboriginal Canoe and start a national movement to in a national conversation about This project explores the signifi cant place Aboriginal children with their Australian history and what has contribution Aboriginal people made extended family, as a key solution to been missing from our history in colonial times by guiding people the rising number who are in out-of- books. In this country, the Aboriginal and stock across the river systems of home care. story is often buried deep beneath Victoria. the accepted Australian historical Bunjil the Eagle narrative. Ten Canoes Short fi lm for children, alongside a In Australia's Northern Territory a trip to the planetarium and getting Samson and Delilah man tells us a story of his people and creative with some hands-on Charting a relationship between two his land. Through stories, can values science activities. impoverished people who live o the be taught and balance achieved? map, both literally and symbolically, Gurrumul in an Indigenous community near Warrigal Creek Massacre Indigenous artist Geo rey Gurrumul Alice Springs. Addicted to sni ng A passion project produced on a Yunupingu was one of the most petrol, Samson begins his courtship shoe-string budget, which looks important and acclaimed voices by throwing pebbles at Delilah, unfl inchingly at a horrifying episode to ever come out of Australia. whose grandmother’s traditional of Victorian history – one of the Blind from birth, he found purpose artwork is sold by white men in the worst acts of indiscriminate killing of and meaning through songs and CBD for exorbitant profi ts the family Indigenous Australians in the early music inspired by his country never sees. colonies. in far North East Arnhem Land. Living a traditional Yolngu life, his Servant or Slave We Don’t Need a Map breakthrough album 'Gurrumul' Bringing to light the heartbreaking Ever since colonisation the Southern brought him to a crossroads as experiences of Rita Wright, Rita Cross has been hotly-contested audiences and artists around the Wenberg, Violet West, Adelaide for ownership by a radical range of world began to embrace his music. Wenberg and Valerie Linow, Servant Australian groups, but for Aboriginal or Slave is a fi lm of courage, strength people the meaning of this heavenly Murundak: Songs of Freedom and the fortitude to pursue justice body is deeply spiritual - a totem A documentary on The Black Arm for the crimes committed against that’s deeply woven into the spiritual Band, featuring some of Australia’s them after being stolen from their and practical lives of Aboriginal fi nest Indigenous musicians. families, trained to be domestic people. From the concert halls of the servants and forced into indentured Sydney Opera House to remote labour. Undermined: Tales from the Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley Northern Territory, it brings together Australia’s vast and unspoiled pioneering singers including Archie Kimberley region is under threat, Roach, Bart Willoughby and the late with mining, pastoralism and Ruby Hunter, and a stellar lineup irrigated agriculture driving an of emerging Indigenous talent unprecedented land grab. including Dan Sultan, Shellie Morris and Emma Donovan.
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