6pm Kitchen open hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals.
7pm Festival Opening
Save the Trees 4mins Paul Joseph
The first action of the Terania Native Forest Action Group was the making of this film in 1976. It is an interesting multi-media document produced by a wide regional community, as a statement of intent to protect rainforest. It was the first post-hippie movie made on the North coast and it's soundtrack the first professional recording - now both these are local industries. The campaign this film initiated was a great success.
The Game 10 mins Director Dharmin
Cameron
The Dame is produced by Dharmin Cameron and S. Sorrensen. This short documentary
is about the 2006 Nimbin MardiGrass and the movers, shakers and fakers that
shaped this event.
Sharp Focus 3 mins Director
Graeme Ferguson
Locally made comedy/drama.
Fawks In the Road 3 mins Graeme
Ferguson
Locally made comedy/drama.
Destiny in Alice 27 mins Director Sonja Dare
The harsh red desert environment of Alice Springs, Australia is anything but barren – welcome to the lesbian metropolis of the outback. This revealing and satirical documentary delves into the matters of the heart and the complexities of cross-cultural relationships within this thriving community.
INTERMISSION kitchen open for hot and cold drinks sumptious cakes and snacks.
Raul the Terrible Director David Bradbury.
Raul the Terrible (2006) is about a modern day Robin Hood, a political activist fighting on behalf of Argentina’s poor. During the l990’s, Argentina was bled dry by its corrupt politicians who sold the country’s best public assets to the forces of international capital when the country embraced globalization. Tired of political speeches and left wind rhetoric, Raul Castells leads a grass roots movement of the poor, the unemployed and pensioners who call themselves the ‘picqueteros’ ( the picketers) who take direct action to push for social and political justice. In a country where social welfare for the unemployed and poor is virtually non existent, Castell’s picqueteros use imaginative media grabbing actions to non-violently confront the government and big business to force concessions.
Raul the Terrible won Best Direction and Best Editing at the 2006 AFI awards. It was also nominated for Best Documentary.
12.30pm Kitchen open hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals.
Screening starts 1:30pm
Reunion - the trailer 3mins
Director Paris Naday
A trailer of a film currently in production starring
local youth returning to Nimbin for a School reunion.
These are the Facts 10 mins
Produced by Community Connections North Coast for the young people of Nimbin
who are reacting against being typecast by media and TV programs like 'Sunrise',
as no-hopers. This is a Hip-Hop clip with lyrics provided by the students
and grooves by Samuel and Nadine.
Us Deadly Mob 20 mins Director
Samia Goudie
tweed shire council called for several short films to be made and financed
under the "Twwed City of the Arts" for a couple of thousadn dollars
each. By using experienced filmmakers as mentors, first time film makers produced
a series of films reflecting the community on the North Coast. This one is
about an Aboriginal surfing family, Amber and James Mercer and is mentored,
shot and edited by Paul Tait and Jeni Kendel.
B.L.A.C.K. - An Aboriginal Song of Hip Hop 26mins Writer/Director: Grant Leigh Saunders an AFTRS production
Archival footage, current news footage and many personalities from Redfern including much of the Saunders family are featured in this upbeat documentary about Rap and Hip-Hop dancing on the block at Redfern.
B.L.A.C.K. is a cipher scribed by independent and Australian
Indigenous Hip Hop artist, Wire MC. Through interview and observation
the song is deconstructed to speak of contemporary issues around Aboriginal
blackness, politics and culture. The filmmaker aligns himself with Wire
MC delivering a format equivalent to a Hip hop freestyle in order to
draw a more powerful conclusion of what it means to be
B.L.A.C.K. - Born
Long Ago Creation's Keeper.
INTERMISSION
Little Artists Big Dreams 52 mins
Director: Teni Burns Robyn Habel
Whether you're a bit different, or not the most popular
kid in school, you always have your dreams. This heart-warming
film shows how a group of South Australian kids strive for their goal
to perform in Adelaide's spectacular Primary Schools Music Festival.
Kitchen open 6pm Dinner by the Radical Faeries and Bar by the Headers.
Please note these films are not suitable for children and may contain scenes and themes that may be offensive or disquieting.
Screening starts 7:15pm
A Sisters Love 52 mins Director Ivan Sen
A Sister's Love is an observational, reflective documentary
featuring Rhoda Roberts, best known as an Australian arts presenter and
journalist. But behind her smile lies the tragedy of family turmoil,
bigotry and the brutal murder of her identical twin sister.
We accompany Rhoda on a road trip home to Lismore in northern NSW to confront
the terrible events surrounding the death of her twin sister, Lois, who disappeared
while hitchhiking in 1998.
A Sister's Love is both a film about family grief and a reflection of the historical
Australian attitude towards indigenous Australians as second class citizens.
This very personal story of Rhoda and her family still dealing with the grief
of a lost loved one is underscored by the racism and bigotry that followed
Rhoda and Lois throughout their lives.
INTERMISSION
Cry from the Heart 52 mins
Director: Jeni Kendell
CRY FROM THE HEART is the personal journey of an Australian aboriginal family
who suffered terrible trauma, grief and loss through the policy of forcible
separation from their families. Chris Edwards-Haines, an Aboriginal man born
in 1967, was removed from his mother Alice when he was only nine months old
and adopted by a white family. His mother Alice had also been taken from her
family as a young girl and grew up in a girls' home. With open hearts and extraordinary
courage the family tell the story of 'the stolen generation'.
Screening starts at 1:30 pm kitchen open from 12:30
The Big Day 10 mins Chris
Olsen
Chris Olsen is the producer of the tracker, goes to visit her elderly parents
in New Zealand and decides to make a wonderful uplifting short film about their
'big day'.
Butterfly Kiss 20 mins Lachlan
Forsyth
The spirit of woodford award, part of the 'Woodford Folk Festival' awarded
this film $5000 prize as best film. It is made by Lachlan Forsythe of Kyogle
and tells the story of the butterfly conservation program at Woodford Folk
Festival and the Chrysalis program that fosters young musical talent.
Switch On the Night 42mins Director Alejandra Canales
Switch on the Night is a personal and poetic documentary that delves into the memories, fears and dreams of seven refugee children. All of them have experienced periods in Australian immigration detention centres. A shadow play within the film creates a narrative metaphor that embodies a political commentary on the issue of forced detention.
INTERMISSION
Bingo 12 mins Faye Fyfe
Bingo is an 'art house' style attempt at copying early walkie-talkie style movie making. Apart from one child, all are senior citz and over 50's involved in the movie.
Samein Eve Director Lynne Oldfield 10mins
Locally made film by local Tafe film student Lynne Oldfield
False reflections 5 mins Director Jason Gibson (PG)
What would you do if you were forced to choose between your job and your best friend?
Peak Oil 4mins Director Larry Larstead (G)
Have you noticed? More cars, more trucks, more road building. 'Peak Oil' is a short atmosheric documentary film shot in the Northern rivers region and tackles the big question: what happens when the oil runs out?
Natural Justice 2mins Director Larry Larstead (G)
It seems that man has done just about all he can do to finish nature off, but perhaps nature still has some fightback left in it.
Crocodile Dreaming (M) 28 mins Director Darlene Johnson
Set against a backdrop of the rugged stone country of Arnhem Land, award-winning director Darlene Johnson brings audiences a contemporary adaptation of an ancient tale, starring David Gulpilil. Two estranged half-brothers, Burrimmilla (Davvid Gulpilil) and Charlie (Tom E. Lewis), struggle to come to terms with their traditional roles and identities and are reunited through the spirit of their mother.
INTERMISSION
Through the Ashes Miro Star 52mins Australian Premiere
Mira will be here at the festival to introduce her film.
Carole Eliot and Norman Stannard, now known as Mira and Tansen, were the first midwife and healer in Nimbin from the Aquarious Festival till the 80's. Mira became interested in film making and by chance she, Tansen and Grandchild Sai were opposite the sari Club, near their home in Bali, on October 12th 2002. somehow they survived the Bali bombing and helped the injured. The next day they started filming the aftermath and five years on have produced a compelling, powerful and compassioate film which comes from the Balinese perspective and through the eyes of the local expatriate community.
Destiny in Alice
Raul the Terrrible
Reunion - trailer
B.L.A.C.K. an aboriginal song of Hip Hop
Little Artists... Big dreams
A Sister's Love
Switch on the Night
Crocodile Dreaming