20 July 2013, 05:30 am
Stories from Australia - A Festival of Award Winning Films: 17th to 20th July 2013
Programme Type
Festivals

Scarlet Road (106 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Directors: Catherine Scott & Pat Fiske

The film follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long-overlooked clientele - people with disability

At 12:00
The Tall Man (78 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Director: Tony Krawitz

Recipient of the 2011 Walkley Award for Best Documentary; and Australian Directors Guild Award for Best Direction in Documentary Features 2012

When Cameron Doomadgee was found dead in the Palm Island police station, his injuries were like those of someone who had been in a car crash. The police claimed he had tripped on a step"¦


At 14:00
Go Back to Where You Came From - Season I
(216 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Directed by Rick McPhee who will introduce the film

In this groundbreaking three part series, six ordinary Australians agree to challenge their preconceived notions about refugees and asylum seekers by embarking on a confronting 25 day journey tracing in reverse the journeys that refugees have taken to reach Australia

Screening will be followed by a discussion with Rick McPhee who will talk about the making of the series and on contemporary Australian documentaries


At 18:45
Mrs Carey's Concert (95 min; 2011; dvd; English)
Directors: Bob Connolly & Sophie Raymond

Mrs Carey's Concert is about music making and coming of age, about talent and courage, compliance and rebellion