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Art 8 Feature films 10-27 Opening Night 13 Timetable 30 Short films 34-42 Closing Night & Awards 38 Action hubs 50 Human rights listings 52 Map 53 Ticketing 55
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HRAFF Coordinators’ Phillip Noyce Welcome
We are thrilled to welcome you to Film and human rights are a dy- Australia’s first ever Human Rights namic combination and film festivals Arts and Film Festival! harness this power. They can’t help but generate new thoughts, new We hope to make human rights connections between people and new accessible, engaging and meaningful to dialogues about human rights. For everyone. Art and film have the power this reason, a festival like the HRAFF to bring us together, remind us of our is long overdue in Australia. humanity and inspire positive change. Don’t be disheartened by what you see From the underbelly of St Kilda to the in these films. Appreciate their beauty. crisis zone of Darfur; from Indonesian Gain strength from the knowledge that art collectives to Sesame Street, our you are part of a society where such a award-winning international and local festival can exist and part of an audi- films and globally renowned artists ence of people who wish to generate explore human rights issues with change. Take part in the discussion tenderness, humour and courage. forums after the film, participate in the The Festival would not be possible action hubs and then head along to the without our sponsors and patrons, festival bar afterwards to share your the filmmakers and artists and our reflections with others. volunteers. We wholeheartedly thank Enjoy the 2007 festival. you all. Phillip Noyce Evelyn Tadros & Naziath Mantoo
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Margaret Pomeranz Justice Michael Kirby
I’m very proud to be a patron of the I applaud this Festival. Media and Human Rights Arts and Film Festival. popular culture play a huge role in It’s a grand concept but in fact a raising human rights consciousness. sad indictment of our world today They make other peoples’ injustices that there’s a real need for such an our own. When I was young, the TV initiative. I believe in the power of soapie Number 96 did much more to film to change the world, it’s what puts advance understanding of gay rights passion into my work and the work of than any court case or learned speech. so many good filmmakers. When we’re confronted with the denial of human Despite the progress made in recent rights in so many countries around the decades, there is much work still world, including our own, up there on to be done to promote and protect the big screen, it’s very hard not to feel human rights both within Australia outrage and hopefully that outrage will and around the world. The time has galvanise many of us into action. come to forge a new consensus - an agreement about the fundamental Human rights are everyone’s responsi- rights that we place above politics. bility, it’s good to be reminded of that in this way. The Hon Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG Margaret Pomeranz
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Page 6 ap• ro• pos Human Rights in Art zehra AHMED (NSW) clifford CHARLES (South Africa) claudia DEL FIERRO (Chile) juan FORD (VIC) alex GIBSON (VIC) (VIC) matthew HUNT (WA) raafat ISHAK (VIC) ash KEATING (VIC) deborah KELLY & Tina FIVEASH (NSW) andrew McQUALTER (VIC) leonardo ORTEGA (Chile) scott REDFORD (QLD) christian THOMPSON (VIC) CULTURE KITCHEN Collective (ACT) GEMBEL Collective (East Timor)
TARING PADI Collective (Indonesia) stART Community Artists (VIC)
Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission Community Art Project (VIC)
BUS Gallery, 117 Lt Lonsdale St www.hraff.org.au Exhibition Dates 27.11.07 until 15.12.07 Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat, 12 - 6pm
Opening: Tues 27th Nov 6 - 8pm VICTORIAN COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES
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Apropos - Human Rights in Art
Zehra Ahmed (NSW) BUS Gallery Clifford Charles (South 117 Lt Lonsdale St Scott Redford (QLD) Africa) Melbourne Claudia Del Fierro Christian Thompson (see map on pg 53) (Chile) (VIC) Juan Ford (VIC) Culture Kitchen Collective (ACT) Opening Alex Gibson (VIC) Night Gembel Collective (East Matthew Hunt (WA) Timor) Tues 27 Nov 6 - 8pm Raafat Ishak (VIC) Taring Padi Collective (Indonesia) Ash Keating (VIC) Start Community
Deborah Kelly & Tina Artists (VIC) Hours Fiveash (NSW) Victorian Equal 28 Nov - 2 Dec Andrew Mcqualter Opportunity & Human 12pm - 9pm (VIC) Rights, Commission Community Art Project 5 - 15 Dec Leonardo Ortega (VIC) (Chile) 12pm – 6pm
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Apropos - Human Rights in Art
In conjunction with the film screenings for the Human Rights Arts and Film Fetival, ‘Apropos - Human Rights in Art’ brings together international, national and community based artists to explore how contemporary practice can articulate and illuminate issues of human rights. Apropos presents a wide range of mediums and approaches used by contemporary artists to critically respond to current human rights issues and the role of art within that dialogue. Including collaborative and community based projects, Apropos actively engages with the broader community and facilitates the artistic expression of those directly affected by human rights violations. The works in Apropos respond to a diverse range of human rights issues including freedom from discrimination, environ- mental issues, refugees, poverty, labour rights, indigenous issues, humanitarian conflict and freedom of expression.
Image Credits: Leonardo Ortego, “Beside the Road”; Culture Kitchen, GEMBEL & Taring Padi Collectives; ‘We Refuse to Become Victims 1: Human Rights, 2006-07”; Deborah Kelly and Tina Fiveash, “Hey Hetero”; Mark Hilton, Porta Garibaldi Station, Milan, Italy 03.23 am”; Zehra Ahmed, “Permission to Narrate 2005”; Clifford Charles, “Metamorphosis, series B 1984”
Page 9 We Will Be Remembered For This Just Punishment
Writer/Prod Jessie In 2006, a group of young people with different Taylor nationalities, backgrounds, attitudes and political views traveled to the Baxter Immigration Detention Schools Centre in South Australia. The stories of the people Screening 1 they met behind the razor wire surprised, moved and Thurs 29 Nov challenged them. This film documents their journey. 10:30am We Will Be Remembered For This poses the essential Australia 2006 questions surrounding Australia’s refugee policy: English 59 mins Who are the people behind the fences? How did they come to be there? What are the psychological and Screens with short Outta legal battles they now face? How much do average Space (pg 32) Australians know about this policy, and if they knew the truth, would they want it to change? Discussion Forum We Will Be Remembered For This is a clear, rational, Ro d Qu a n t o c k non-politicised glimpse into the human issues of Comedian (Host) Australia’s mandatory immigration detention policy. Je s s i e Ta y l o r Producer School students can see this film for $5 per student. Pa m e l a Cu rr Email [email protected] before 25 Nov for Campaign Coordina- class bookings and to receive the education kit. tor, Asylum Seekers’ Resource Centre This screening is also available to the public at normal ticket prices.
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Dirs/Prods Kim Caught at Singapore airport with 396 grams of Beamish, Shannon heroin strapped to his body, Van Nguyen was the Owen first Australian to be executed overseas in more than Prod Liz Burke a decade and his story flooded news outlets across the country. Aged just 24 years and without a criminal Schools history, this was Van’s first trip out of Australia. Screening 2 Filmed over two years, Just Punishment tells the Thurs 29 Nov story behind the media face of Van Nguyen and the 1:30pm remarkable journey of those who tried to save his life. Australia 2006 In the shadow of the hangman’s noose, Van finds English, 55 mins wisdom and courage. Screens with short See Just Punishment is a moving story of human redemp- Through Me (pg 32) tion and transformation. No matter where you stand on capital punishment, this film is guaranteed to touch and challenge you. Discussion Forum Ni c h o l a s Ha rr i n g t o n School students can see this film for $5 per student. Founding President, Email [email protected] before 25 Nov for Reprieve Australia (Host) class bookings and to receive the education kit. Ki m Be a m i s h Director/Producer This screening is also available to the public at Ju l i a n McMa h o n normal ticket prices. Lawyer for Van Nguyen Page 11 Advertising
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Title A Walk to Beautiful
Dir Mary Olive Sponsored by Liberty Victoria Smith ‘Even death would be better than this. This is not life.’ Opening Night This is the mentality of thousands of Ethiopian Thurs 29 Nov women shunned by their communities, all because 6:45pm they suffer from a simple childbirth complication. The realities of poverty, child marriage and lack of USA 2007 obstetric care can result in stillborn babies and fistulas Amharic (Eng subtitles) causing incontinence and social alienation. 87 mins In 1974, Australian couple Reginald and Catherine Selection Hamlin, opened a hospital in Addis Ababa to treat Best Documentary these women free of charge. More than 30 years later (Audience Award) San Dr Catherine Hamlin, now a widow and Nobel Peace Francisco International Prize nominee, continues to oversee this hospital, Film Festival which has restored the health and dignity of so many women who once considered death to be the only Discussion escape from their suffering. A Walk To Beautiful Ju l i a n Bu r n s i d e QC is the story of five women’s inspiring journey from ( Host) unimaginable despair to hope and empowerment. + The Filmmakers Entry includes pre-show refreshments and entry into the afterparty at the Festival Bar featuring Phoebe Jacobs.
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Seen But Not Heard: The Devil Came on Horseback Global Perspectives on Human Rights
Offering raw insights into the lives of those at the heart of the human rights agenda, these three Fri 30 Nov 5:30pm featurettes canvas a variety of issues that are in turn touching, shocking and enlightening.
Dir Duco Tellege Toti - At age 11, Toti makes a life-changing Netherlands 2006 decision. Defying her father, she runs away from 26 mins home in order to escape an arranged marriage to a wealthy tribesman. Toti is about love, enlightment and the singular courage to question.
Dir Andrzej Celinski The Children of Leningradsky (Oscar & Hanna Polak Nomination, Best Documentary Short Subject, Poland 2004 2004) - The Children of Leningradsky takes an 35 mins unblinking and sobering look at the reality of homeless children living on the streets of Moscow.
Dir Dominik Vukovic Bowling for Zimbabwe (World Premiere) - Australia 2007 The film follows the extraordinary lives of those 28 mins enduring the current crisis in Zimbabwe. For Itai, a cricketing scholarship may be his only chance at a life beyond mere survival. He must play to win.
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Seen But Not Heard: The Devil Came on Horseback Global Perspectives on Human Rights
Dir Annie Sundberg Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern’s astonishing film & Ricki Stern follows the journey of an American ex-soldier into the depths of the violence and horror of the Darfur Fri 30 Nov 7:25pm region of the Sudan. Contracted as an unarmed mili- USA 2007 tary observer for the African Union, Marine Captain English/Arabic 85 mins Brian Steidle becomes engrossed in the sheer horror and inhumanity of an oppressive Sudanese govern- Selection ment’s actions against its own people. Seeds of War Award, Full Frame Armed only with a camera, Steidle makes it his mis- Documentary Film sion to bring the mass-slaughter to the attention of a Festival; Witness Award, disinterested media in a push for action to end one Silverdocs; Sundance of the largest humanitarian crises in human history. With 3.5 million people displaced, an estimated 400,000 people killed and a further 4 million still Discussion Forum reliant on humanitarian assistance, Steidle’s mission Br e n d a n Ro s s is far from over. Oxfam Australia (host) Ab d e l h a d i Ma t a r ‘Brutal, urgent, devastating – the documentary ‘The Darfur Community Devil Came on Horseback’ demands to be seen as Association soon as possible and by as many viewers as possible.’ - Manohla Dargis, New York Times No a h Ba s s i l Macquarie University
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers We’re Normally Different
Dir Robert Beneath the rising death tolls, acts of insurgency and Greenwald terrorism, the conflict in Iraq is a lucrative corporate frontier for those who really want to make a killing. Fri 30 nov 9:35pm Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers skillfully examines the human cost when failed corporate responsibility USA 2006 and bottom line motivation operate in a war zone. English 75 mins Director Robert Greenwald (Outfoxed: Rupert Selection Murdoch’s War on Journalism) expertly indicts the Global Justice Film governmental deal making, which enables companies Festival like Halliburton to turn wars into marketplaces. Revelation Perth ‘One after another, military personnel, journalists, International Film former Abu Ghraib prisoners and former employees Festival 2007 of the companies in question present a litany of shocking accusations, from private interrogators MountainFilm in working without supervision or accountability to Telluride outsourced food services that allow Halliburton to charge soldiers (US) $45 for a six-pack of soda.’ – Screens with short Night New York Times. Visions (pg 32)
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers We’re Normally Different
Dir Susanne Engels We’re Normally Different follows the lives of Dionne, Fran, Bertus and Maurits, four young Sat 1 Dec people with mental disabilities. The line between 11:00am normality and difference is continually blurred in Netherlands 2006 this touching documentary from first time director Dutch (Eng subtitles) Susanne Engels. 67 mins In the face of their daily routine - doing laundry, Selection making phone calls, shaving, withdrawing money, International Documentary vacuuming to music, or learning how to perform and Film Festival Amsterdam; act in their drama classes - their lives appear just as Birds Eye View, London normal as they are different. Skillfully and intimately observed from a discreet distance, the documentary Screens with short A Shift encourages us to reappraise what it really means to in Perception (pg 33) be different as we are allowed into the familiar lives, ambitions and emotions of these four young people. Discussion Forum Told in beautiful images, this is a warm, poetic and Fe n e l l a Ke r n e b o n e touching film that deeply penetrates the existence of Producer, Sunday people with a mental disability. Arts, ABC TV (Host) Da v i d Cr a i g Disability Rights Victoria
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Mardi Gras: Made in China Sex Slaves
Dir David Redmon This multi-award winning favourite of the film festival circuit and Sundance Grand Jury Prize nomi- Sat 1 Dec nee follows the ‘bead trail’ from the factory where 1:30pm they are produced in Fuzhou, China to the drunken USA 2005, Spanish revellers of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (Eng subtitles), 72 mins Director David Redmon cleverly illuminates the Selection clash of cultures by contrasting consumer excess Nominated - Grand against the harsh life of the Chinese factory worker. Jury Prize, Sundance Mardi Gras offers insights into the factory workers’ Best Documentary, economic realities, self-sacrifice, and dreams of a New Orleans Human better life, alongside the severe discipline imposed by Rights Film Festival; living and working in the bead factory compound. Screens with short Roy Interweaving factory life with Mardi Gras festivities, (pg 33) the film opens the blind eye of consumerism by visually introducing workers and festival-goers to each other, showing each group footage of the other, and reveal- Discussion Forum ing the origin and destination of the Mardi Gras beads El i s a b e t h Wy n h a u s e n The Australian (tbc) (Host) to factory workers and drunken party-goers alike, Se r e n a Li l l y w h i t e poignantly exposing the inequities of globalisation. Manager of Ethical Business, Brotherhood of St Laurence ‘A punchy critique of globalisation’- Stephen Holden, Se a n Co o n e y New York Times University of Melbourne
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Mardi Gras: Made in China Sex Slaves
Dir Ric Bienstock Sponsored by Amnesty International Sat 1 Dec An undercover journey deep into the world of sex 4:20pm trafficking, Sex Slaves is the true documentary account of one man, Viorel, determined to rescue his Canada 2005 wife, who was kidnapped and sold into the global English 85 mins sex trade. Screens with short Internationally acclaimed as a piece of investiga- Revolving Door (pg 33) tive journalism (Emmy Award for Investigative Journalism 2007, British Broadcast Award for Best Discussion Forum Documentary 2006), Sex Slaves casts an eye on the Ba rb a r a Cr e e d global underworld of sex trafficking, through Britain, University of Canada and the Eastern European ‘Ground Zero’ Melbourne (Host) of the sex trade – Moldova and Ukraine – where traffickers effortlessly find vulnerable women desper- Va l l i Me n d e z ate to leave their homes in search of an income. Project Respect La n a Pa l m e r Sporting hidden cameras and wired for sound, Viorel Transnational Sexual travels to Turkey to pose as a trafficker and buy his Exploitation & wife back, his only lead being the telephone number Trafficking Team, of a pimp he believes has her prisoner. Australian Federal Police
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The World According to Sesame Street Orange Revolution
Dirs Linda Goldstein From the makers of Good Night and Good Luck and Knowlton & Linda An Inconvenient Truth comes The World According Hawkins Costigan to Sesame Street, a story of puppets and politics, writ large on a global scale. Sat 1 Dec 7:15pm Many of us grew up with Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, but did you know that Cookie Monster speaks USA 2006 Albanian and Serbian? Or have you met Kami, an English HIV-positive South African muppet? Or TukTuki, 99 mins a new character who might reach over 13 million Selection children in Bangladesh? Nominated for the Grand Nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, The World According to Jury Prize at Sundance Sesame Street explores the behind-the-scenes drama Festival 2006 of Sesame Workshop as it tackles some of the world’s most challenging social and political issues with the Seattle International help of an international team of Muppets. Film Festival 2006 ‘Education is always more than simply alphabets DOC NZ 2006 and numbers, and the contradictions inherent in teaching humane values in worlds where AIDS, ethnic Screens with short genocide and poverty dominate the landscape make Norbert (p 34) this film a primer on art, media, and intercul- tural dialogue.’ – Geoffrey Gilmore, Deconstructing Sundance.
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The World According to Sesame Street Orange Revolution
Dir Steve York The election was stolen. The battle lines are drawn. Sat 1 Dec In 2004, the world watched with horror and intrigue 9:35pm when Ukraine’s opposition presidential candidate, Viktor Yuschenko, was poisoned while on the USA 2007 campaign trial, kicking off an election riddled with Ukranian (Eng subtitles) corruption, fraud, voter intimidation and culminat- 107 mins ing in the wrong man becoming president. Awards In response, more than a million Ukrainians filled the Proskar Winner streets of Kiev to express their outrage and solidarity. Best Documentary, In freezing temperatures, they blockaded govern- Seattle International ment buildings and brought the city to a standstill. Film Festival 2007 Businesses donated food and tents, individuals gave President’s Award, blankets and clothing and local rock bands set the Chicago International score for an extraordinary adventure. Documentary Festival Steve York’s exhilarating and politically charged docu- 2007 mentary shows us the determination and power of ordinary citizens. Capturing the spirit and triumph of this moment in history, Orange Revolution tells the story of a people united, not by one leader or one party, but by one idea: to defend their vote.
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Liyarn Ngarn The Big Sellout
Dir Martin Mhando Sponsored by Oxfam Australia Prods Bill Johnston, ‘Liyarn Ngarn is our description of coming together Patrick Dodson of our spirits, a recognition of our common fate; as & Pete Postlethwaite peoples of the land and the sea, Liyarn is a way of life that is uniquely ours’ - Pat Dodson Sun 2 Dec 11:00am Examining the shame and cultural guilt of his English identity, Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name Australia 2007 of the Father, Romeo and Juliet), accompanied by English 62 mins musician Archie Roach and political leader Pat Cast Dodson, explores some of the ongoing issues Pete Postlethwaite, surrounding Aboriginal identity and right to self- Pat Dodson, determination. Archie Roach In the face of what has been lost - lives, language and culture - the film ponders what it means to be Discussion Forum Aboriginal in contemporary Australia, and what it & Music means to be a white person in the context of these to follow screening issues. Beautifully shot, with an evocative soundtrack of the film from Archie Roach, Liyarn Ngarn embraces the tough issues with candour, respect and dignity.
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Liyarn Ngarn The Big Sellout
Dir Florian Opitz A British train driver. A Philippine mother. A South African activist and the citizens of a Bolivian city Sun 2 Dec - Florian Opitz’s The Big Sellout considers the real 1:30pm impact and shocking consequences of privatization Germany 2007 on both a global and individual level, when essential English 95 mins services are redrawn as market goods. Selection The film traverses four continents and five people - Chicago International from Minda, struggling to find money for the dialysis Documentary Festival her son needs twice a week to survive; to Bongani and International Docu- his team of ‘electro-guerillas’, who roam their South mentary Film Festival, African township illegally restoring electricity, Robin Zagreb; Hot Docs Hood style; from Rosa, a Bolivian grandmother Canadian International involved in massive civil unrest and victory against Documentary Film the privatisation of water (including rainwater) to Festival 2007 a major US corporation; to Simon, a British train driver who has a hard time keeping track of every Screens with short Mr new boss that comes and goes with a regularity long Money (pg 34) since missing from the train system. The Big Sellout compellingly humanises the effects of ill-conceived economic models, and shows us the consequences with honesty, humour and compassion.
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Hope War Photographer
Dir Steve Thomas Sponsored by Human Rights Forum Sun 2 Dec ‘Some stories shake a nation. Others slip away’ 3:40pm (Katherine Kizilios, The Age) Australia 2006 Amal Basry watched Titanic at a cinema in Baghdad English 117 mins the night before she fled Iraq. Months later, the people-smuggling boat she was on, which became Selection known as the SIEV-X, sank between Indonesia and Melbourne Australia. 350 people drowned in Australia’s largest International Film maritime disaster since WWII. Amal was one of the Festival 2007 seven survivors who made it to Australia after spend- ing 22 hours in the ocean clutching to a floating Discussion Forum corpse. Introduction by the In public, Amal became an advocate for the survivors filmmaker, of the SIEV-X. In private, she fought to reunite her St e v e Th o m a s fragmented family, cope with the personal conse- quences of the disaster and return to Indonesia to ‘find what I lost in the ocean’. Following sell-out screenings at MIFF, Hope shows us the human face of one of the most horrific and controversial, yet unpublicised, events in modern Australia.
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Hope War Photographer
Dir Christian Frei War photographer Robert Capa’s motto is ‘if your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough’. Prods Christian Frei, Arguably the world’s most renowned war photogra- Madeleine Hirsiger pher, James Nachtwey has witnessed houses ablaze in & Paul Riniker Kosovo, genocide in Rwanda, poverty in Indonesia, HRAFF and tear gas and civil violence in Palestine. Retrospective HRAFF is proud to present a retrospective in the Sun 2 Dec form of Christian Frei’s powerful, Oscar-nominated 6:15pm documentary of one man’s profound ability to observe the worst of human conflict, violence and tragedy, Switzerland 2001 and transform it into images that evoke humanity in English 96 mins the midst of chaos - an antidote to war. Awards ‘If we blind ourselves to the chaos and tragedy that Nominated – Oscar, war inevitably brings, we run the risk of propagating Best Documentary its myths and endlessly repeating its mistakes. Watch- Feature 2002 ing ‘War Photographer,’ you come to believe that Nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes Nominated – Best with the victims he reveals. That’s what makes him Documentary, Swiss such a valuable witness - and what makes Frei’s film Film Prize 2002 such disturbing and often damning testimony.’ – Chicago Tribune.
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Page 29 Film Screening Times RMIT Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10:30 - 11:45 We Will Be Re- 11:00 -1:00 We’re Normally 11:00 - 1:00 Liyarn Ngarn + membered for This Different + A Shift Forum with Outta Space + in Perception + Forum Forum
13:30 - 15:05 Just Punishment + 1:30 -3:50 Mardi Gras: Made 1:30 - 3:15 The Big Sellout + See Through Me + In China + Roy + Mr Money Forum Forum
5:30 - 7:00 Seen but Not 4:20 - 6:45 Sex Slaves + 3:40 - 5:55 Introduction from Heard: Global Revolving Door + the filmmakers + Perspectives on Forum Hope Human Rights
6:45 - 9:45 O P E N I N G 7:25 - 9:35 The Devil Came 7:15 - 9:05 The World Ac- 6:15 - 7:50 War Photographer NIGHT on Horseback + cording to Sesame Forum Street + Norbert A Walk to Beauti- ful + Forum
9:35 - 11:15 Iraq for Sale: The 9:35 - 11:40 Orange Revolution 8:10 - 10:30 C L O S I N G War Profiteers + NIGHT Night Visions Shorts Program + Film Awards
Page 30 Film Screening Times RMIT Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
10:30 - 11:45 We Will Be Re- 11:00 -1:00 We’re Normally 11:00 - 1:00 Liyarn Ngarn + membered for This Different + A Shift Forum with Outta Space + in Perception + Forum Forum
13:30 - 15:05 Just Punishment + 1:30 -3:50 Mardi Gras: Made 1:30 - 3:15 The Big Sellout + See Through Me + In China + Roy + Mr Money Forum Forum
5:30 - 7:00 Seen but Not 4:20 - 6:45 Sex Slaves + 3:40 - 5:55 Introduction from Heard: Global Revolving Door + the filmmakers + Perspectives on Forum Hope Human Rights
6:45 - 9:45 O P E N I N G 7:25 - 9:35 The Devil Came 7:15 - 9:05 The World Ac- 6:15 - 7:50 War Photographer NIGHT on Horseback + cording to Sesame Forum Street + Norbert A Walk to Beauti- ful + Forum
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Outta Space See Through Me Night Visions
Dir Simon McIntyre Dir Tamsin Sharp Dir Kathy Huang Thurs 29 Nov Thurs 29 Nov FRI 30 Nov 10:30-11:45am 10:30-11:45am 9:35-11:35Pm Showing as part of Showing as part of Showing before Iraq Schools Screening 1 Schools Screening 2 for Sale: The War Profiteers Australia 2004 Australia 2007 USA 2005
A visitor from another How does it feel to be Night Visions is a world finds out exactly looked at? To be seen as reflection on life and what it means to be an different? loss as seen through the illegal alien in Australia. eyes of a young soldier See Through Me is an returning from service exploration of racial and in Iraq. religious discrimination as it is perceived and ex- Through his intimate perienced by ten young interviews and personal Somali Australians. photos of the battlefield, we come to realise that The result is a bold, hon- the greatest casualties est account of their ideas of military conflict are and experiences. not always visible to the naked eye.
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A Shift in Roy Revolving Door Perception
Dir Dan Monceaux Dir Duco Tellegen, Dirs Alexandra & David Beesley Sat 1 Dec Sat 1 Dec 11:30am-12:30pm 1:30-3:20PM sat 1 Dec 4:20-6:15pm Showing before We’re Showing before Mardi Normally Different Gras: Made in China Showing before Sex Slaves Australia 2006 Netherlands 2005 Australia 2006
A haunting, sur- Roy is a 10 year old ‘St Kilda means differ- real piece encompassing Peruvian boy, born to ent things to different interviews and discus- poor parents and into a people. For some it sions with women who life where you have to means having fun, for live with a visual impair- work to survive. Work- others, it’s about prop- ment. From fantasy ing in the mines, Roy erty values. For me, it to the mundane, this is exposed to the harsh means ugly-mugs, cops, film strikes a mature realities and dangers as- scoring drugs and it’s balance between style sociated with mining in where I always come to and substance, address- an unregulated industry. when I get out of jail.’ ing the fears and happi- An animated documen- ness of these women. A visually stunning and tary, Revolving Door intellectually compelling addresses the complex Winner ‘Best Short piece, Roy is one short issues surrounding Documentary’ Arizona that will linger. Gillian, a local St Kilda streetworker.
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Film Awards presented on Closing Night
• HRAFF JURY PRIZE - awarded to the best short submission
• DIRECTOR’S CHOICE - selected by a prominent Australian director
• ‘AUDIENCE PICK’ - decided by audience SMS vote at the Closing Night shorts program. Vote and win a $500 goldpass from Nova Cinemas!
• AUSTRALIAN WRITER’S GUILD AWARD - awarded to the best script
• COMMUNITY PROPHETS AWARD - awarded to the film that best demonstrates a creative process that empowers young people and margina- lised communities Prizes are generously provided by Adobe, Australian Director’s Guild, Australian Ethical Investment, Australian Writers Guild, Community Prophets, Crumpler, FilmInk, Lonely Planet, Madman, Monthly, New Internationalist, Nova and Video Australasia.
Closing Night Shorts Session
On Closing Night, HRAFF will showcase 11 of the best short films submitted in 2007. Moving, hilarious and evocative, these films have been selected for their unique exploration of human rights issues. At the end of the Shorts Program, audience members will be invited to vote on their favourite film, with the winning entry taking home more than $3,000 worth of prizes! The shorts eligible for the awards are outlined over the next four pages. The night will end with a short film entitled ‘Insight, Off Sight’ by Arsisto Ambryo. In 2007, Open Channel and HRAFF jointly invited film-makers to pitch an idea for a human-rights related film as part of the ‘Short & Sharp Pitching Competition’. Arsisto won, receiving funding and mentorship from Open Channel to make his film in three months to premier at HRAFF. ‘Insight, Off Sight’ is the result.
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Run for your Life Checkpoint Podlove
Dir Kieran McSwiney Dir Ben Phelps Dir Gef Senz Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Shorts Session Shorts Session Shorts Session Australia 2007 Australia 2007 Australia 2006
In March 2007, the Driving on a deserted Maung Maung Aye, an Imperial Games are held road in rural Australia, ex-Burmese democracy in Melbourne. Nedal and his family are activist now living in stopped by a group of exile in Melbourne has One runner has a differ- soldiers in the midst of to use the internet and ent finish line. wargames. new technology to stay connected with his But what games are homeland; but with new really being played here? technology also comes As the intentions of the a new way of finding soldiers become clear, love. Nedal realises that the fate of his family is in his hands.
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Reverie Sans Two Sides Lost Boy Found Frontiers of a Coin
Dirs Wukun Wanambi Dir Luhsun Tan Dir Vincent Lamberti & Bunbuyngu Marika Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Shorts Session Shorts Session Shorts Session Australia 2004 Australia 2004 Australia 2007
Made as a com- Deep thought dream- We feel uncomfortable munity initiative by reverie - an abstraction when beggars approach Community Prophets of the politics, xeno- us for money. and the Yolngu People phobia and protest that of Northeast Arnhem surrounds the plight of But what happens when Land, Lost Boy Found refugees to Australia. we take the time to find tells the story of one out who they really are? young man connecting with his elders, and the importance of staying true to one’s culture.
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Fish Go Quickly 1956
Dir Hafiz Zamri Dir Michael Dir Annemarie McLennan Szeleczky Sun 2 Dec 8:30-10:00pm Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm Part of HRAFF Shorts Session Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Shorts Session Shorts Session Australia 2005 Australia 2006 Australia 2007
A cycle of poverty and A Chinese boy wakes up A stunning, nightmarish sacrifice. A pound of flesh. in the back of his father’s trip through the direc- car, pulling away from tor’s childhood memo- What’s left for a fisher- the city. ries of the Hungarian man unable to support Revolution. his son in an environ- Through the car window ment which exploits the Australian country- This film brings to life him ... to the bone? side has a new menace, artwork commissioned but what exactly is dad by the Hungarian Con- Shown at festivals escaping from? sul to commemorate including Hiroshima the 1956 Hungarian International Anima- Go Quickly, little by Uprising 50 years on. tion Festival 2006 and little, reveals a chilling Melbourne International picture of dystopian Animation Festival Australia and leaves us 2006. wondering how far from reality it really is.
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But we are How to be Australian with Inside, Off Sight Strong: Jeneba Vin & Raj
Dir Jeni Lee & Sarah Dirs Manushka Dir Arsisto Ambryo Wishart Khisty Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec Sun 2 Dec 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm 8:30-10:00pm Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Part of HRAFF Shorts Session Shorts Session Shorts Session Winner of the 2007 Australia 2006 Australia 2007 OPEN CHANNEL Short & Sharp Throughout the horror In preparation for his Pitching Competition and atrocities of Sierra Citizenship test, Raj Leone’s eleven year war, learns all about Australia After an infectious and Jeneba was growing up. from a fair dinkum inspired pitch to the Aussie bloke, Vin. cream of the Australian Candid, brutal and mov- film industry, Arsisto ing – this is her story. From snags and didgeri- Ambryo won resources doos, to that pesky little and mentorship from word ‘sorry’, Vin hilari- Open Channel to make ously shows us what it is a film in three months to be Australian and to to premier at HRAFF. get ‘a fair go’. Inside, Off Sight is an exploration of the mean- ing of home and the meeting of art forms.
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Page 43 Festival Bar - Red Violin
Tucked in the heart of the CBD, just around the corner from RMIT Capitol Theatre is our festival bar, Red Violin. Its warm atmosphere, funky beats, and comfy couches make it the perfect place to unwind and kick on after our evening films for the four nights of the Festival. Festival ticket holders will receive special drink deals on our sponsored drinks, Mountain Goat beer and Mojo by Rockbare wine. You may also want to sample our festival cocktail, the Fair-trade Espresso Martini! Spinning tunes throughout the Festival will be Red Eco, and Red Violin resident soundsytem Ujahmaa featuring DJ Bongo. Opening and Closing Night entertain- ment at the bar will feature a diverse and dynamic selection of Australian and Papua New Guinean talent, and festivities with a truly global flavour. Level One, 231 Bourke St, Melbourne CBD
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Page 44 Closing Night Afterparty
Festival Bar festivities from 9:30pm onwards, Sun 2 Dec
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Drum Drum - Tau, Airi and the other members of Drum Drum are undoubtedly one of the most innova- tive contemporary groups in the South Pacific featuring dancers and classically trained musicians from PNG, Fiji and Australia. Dance is also a highlight and Drum Drum’s performances include a number of traditional songs and dances, many of which have never previously been performed outside of Papua New Guinea. Traditional costume and body paint also evoke the ritual origins of the dynamic log drumming and chants.
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Rights, Camera, ACTION! The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival sees artistic expression not as an end in itself but as the means to advance human rights and inspire action for social change. As such, the Hub of the festival is dedicated towards Action. Enter the Action Hubs. Set in an interactive space in the foyer of the RMIT Capitol Theatre the Actions Hubs will give you the tools to make a difference. Participating organisations include:
• Amnesty International Australia
• Australian Volunteers International
• Darfur Australia Network
• Hooked
• Human Rights Torch
• Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
• Liberty Victoria
• Open Channel
• Oxfam Australia
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• Reprieve Australia Swing by the Action Hubs at RMIT Capital Theatre any time between Thurs- day 29 November and Sunday 2 December to learn about ways to combat human rights abuse in our world. For more information contact [email protected].
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Page 51 Credits
Festival Patrons Advertising: Chris Hysted & Tom Russell The Honourable Justice Michael Advertising Photography: Villem Kirby, AC CMG, Phillip Noyce, Dirk-Du Toit Margaret Pomeranz, Richard Ackland, Susan Ryan AO, Lord Mayor Clover Program: Finn Robertson & Laura Moore MP, Professor George Williams Vickers Website: David Bleja & Aimee HRAFF Advisory Board Burslem Anne O’Rourke, Julian Burnside, Logo design: Pete Walker Catherine Leos, Andrew Garton, Matt Photography: Timoth DeAtholia Callissi, Sue Smith & Trish Khoury Technical support: Al Cossar, Julian HRAFF Committee LaBrooy & Colin Hart Treasurers: Tim Bertsch & Yanlo Yue Festival Coordinators: Naziath Man- Legal: Mark Evenhuis & Paul Martin too & Evelyn Tadros Volunteers: Michelle Phillips Programming: Marty Bortz, Al Cossar, Jules LaBrooy, Paul Martin, Michelle Thanks also to Anthony Aisenberg, Phillips, Evelyn Tadros, Laura Vines, Sarah Bragg, Amanda Cao, Michael Dominik Vukovic & Clare Wilkinson Chew, Stephanie Chu, Richard Con- heady, Sian Darling, Mark Eggins, Arts Curator: Romy Sedman. Arts Julia Fetherstonaugh, Marcus Finlay, Assistants: Cat Marinis & Stephan Hui-Chi Goh, Meng He, Francisca Minas Hoffmann-Axthelm, Rachel Jolly, Nic Speakers & Patrons: Anna Martin & Kozeniauskas, Kimi Nishimura, Emily Paul Martin Long, Jordan Taing, Tim Wood & our Action Hubs: Steph Cousins festival volunteers. Schools: Sarah Pilcher HRAFF NSW: Janna Hayes, Donna Media Launch & Festival Bar: Jessica Lau, Tegan Bannister, Verity Hanson, Marsh & Brigid Blanckenberg Charisse Hodgement, Shifra Symonds, Philippe Perez and countless others Media & Marketing: Evelyn Tadros, Laura Vickers & Agata Wierzbowski HRAFF WA: Sonia Tascon & Eileen Clements
Page 52 Acknowledgements
Thank you to Aduki, Arts Law, Arts Access, Australian Business Arts Foundation, Marcie Baeza, BellySlap, Boris van Beusekom, Ewa Bigio, Brave New Theatres, Carlton Family Resource Centre, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Cheap Thrills, Valerie Chin, Clayton Utz, Darfur Australia Network, DOC NZ, Dovana Films Foundation, Drum Drum, Engel Entertainment, Michelle Fillery, Christian Frei, Filmproductions GmbH, Phoebe Jacobs, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Alex Greenwood, Guinée Berrifée, Asha Holmes, Rob Hatch-Miller, Holding Redlich, Sarah Hellings, Kathy Huang Films, Zivia Desai Kelper, Melbourne University Law Students’ Society, Multicultural Arts Victoria, New Zealand Human Rights Film Festival, Micha X. Peled, Matt Phillips, Laura Poitras, Right Now Maga- zine, Scottish Documentary Institute, Sesame Workshop, Allison Shigo, Short Black Films, SS Pecker, Vinnie Stone, The Basics, The Conch, The Spanish Club, Tri Continental Film Festival, David Vadiveloo, Victoria Law Foundation, Was- sawumba, Sean M Whelan, Witness and everyone who submitted to the Short & Sharp Pitching Competition and the Festival, our artists, sponsors, patrons and all those who have assisted us over the course of the year.
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Sydney HRAFF Launch Big Issue Arts Project 6 Dec @ Chauvel Cinema, Paddington 4 Nov @ Joseph Sergeant Community Town Hall, cnr Oxford St & Oatley Centre, Erskineville Rd, Sydney Rights! Camera! Action! HRAFF Film Screenings. 29 Dec 07 – 1 Jan 08 @ Peats Ridge Festival, Glenworth Valley, NSW HRAFF Arts Exhibition: 22 Nov - 9 Dec @ Chauvel Cinema
Upcoming human rights events in Melbourne
Ethics and Equity; Revaluing lution with all day dancing for peace, Social Responsibility in Education, www.multiculturalarts.com.au 2007 Conference, Melbourne, 19 – 22 Nov, [email protected] Human Rights Oration, 10 Dec, ‘Putting Equality Back on the Agenda’ by Global Human Rights Dr Anne Summers, 12:30 - 1:30pm @ Torch Relay 16 Nov, 7.30pm ZINC, Federation Square, free event @ Federation Square Melbourne Oxfam Australia’s Refugee Relay Launch,17 Nov, 10:30am @ Federation Square, Realities is an interactive simulation www.humanrightstorch.org exercise that puts you in the position of a refugee or internally displaced person Do the Right Thing 9 Dec, trying to find safety, 22 Feb to 13 March Through hip-hop, reggae beats and 2008, free event, Gasworks Arts Park soulful sounds, a nonstop music revo- www.oxfam.org.au/refugee-realities Page 54 Advertising Ticketing Information
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to ad- How to buy tickets vertised starting time to pick up your paper ticket. Online - Buy online before 21 Nov and be in the running to win a hamper Single $15/$12 of prizes including HRAFF T-shirts, Crumpler bags, Lonely Planet books Opening Night $20/$18 (includes and Etiko fair-trade clothing. drinks and nibblies prior to film) Go to www.hraff.org.au and follow Closing Night $18/$16 (includes the links. Tickets can be purchased discounted drinks and afterparty at using credit card or Paypal. the Festival Bar) Please note that online sales are only Mini festival pass $50 (your available up to 3 hours before the choice of 5 films, not including Open- particular session. ing and Closing night), only 50 for The person who purchased the tickets sale, online sales only until 20 Nov 07 must present photo ID (and any concessions) upon arrival. Full festival pass $100 (unlimited films, including Opening and Closing Telephone - 1300 369 882 (via Night), only 30 for sale, online sales Greentix) only until 20 Nov 07. Telephone sales are only available up Secondary schools can organise to 3 hours before the particular ses- for students to attend the two school sion. The person who purchased the screenings on Thurs 29 Nov 07 at tickets must present photo ID (and 10:30am and 1:30pm (see pgs 8 & 9). any concessions) upon arrival. Special discount price of $5 per stu- dent. School coordinators must email In person - Tickets can be bought [email protected] to pre-book from the box office at RMIT Capitol tickets before Wed 28 Nov 07. Theatre. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to scheduled screening Accessibility - Companion card time. accepted. RMIT Capitol Theatre has full wheelchair access. 50 cent surcharge if purchased via credit card and 25 cent surcharge if purchased via EFTPOS. Page 55 Page 56