Film & theatre

  • Climate Changers: October film screenings and Q&A

    • Nationwide

    Climate Changers is Tim Flannery’s search for leadership on climate change. Where are the leaders who will drive change? Are they strong enough to triumph where others have failed? Tim poses these questions as he meets leaders past and present in the hope of finding answers.

  • Film screening: Naila and the Uprising

    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement that forces the world to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination for the first time. Naila and the Uprising chronicles the remarkable journey of Naila Ayesh whose…

  • No People on a Dead Planet - Zombie Walk & Thriller Dance

    • Gadigal Country/Sydney

    Join the THRILLER dance and ZOMBIE WALK to let government know we want climate action included in future planning for a safe and liveable planet.
    Bring: You're gorgeous self ready to thriller dance (or stumble along as a zombie or signs and banners demanding climate action NOW!)

  • Palestinians Don't Need Sidewalks: U4PWA Fundraiser Film Screening

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Unionists for Palestine WA fundraiser film screening: Palestinians Don't Need Sidewalks takes us on a journey through occupied Palestine. It profiles, through Palestinian eyes, life under Israeli occupation. The film builds on the investigation, by a Jewish professor, a Palestinian student activist and a former politician,…

  • SievX commemoration talks and films

    • Online
    • Muloobinba/Newcastle

    SIEV-X commemoration film and ambassador speaker series at Newcastle Museum
    Meet Abdul Samad Haidari, a community member who sought safety. 
    In film Border Politics, leading human rights barrister, Julian Burnside AO QC, deconstructs harsh asylum seeker policies around the world.

  • Cultural Dissent - Coral's Last Stand: The fight to save Scott Reef

    • Western Australia
    • Boorloo/Perth & Walyalup/Fremantle

    Scott Reef, an ancient coral atoll 300km off the Australian mainland, is home to over 1,200 species, including endangered sea snakes, green turtles, and rare cetaceans that rely on its krill-rich waters. However, this unique ecosystem is under threat as Woodside and its partners plan to drill 50 oil and gas wells in the surrounding waters, arguing the project will aid…

  • Gaza Fights For Freedom

    • Tharawal/allowrie/Wollongong

    "Gaza Fights For Freedom" is a 2019 film by Abby Martin which was shot during the height of the Great March Of Return protests. It features exclusive footage of demonstrations and offers political and historical context on the occupation of Palestine. Free entry, donate as much or as little as you can. All funds will go to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Doors…

  • Rising Tide and 3CR Radical Radio special film event feature of Turning the Ship

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    In conjunction with 3CR Radical radio, join Rising Tide Victoria at one (or multiple screenings) of Turning the Ship! on Friday 19 September. Screenings at 6:00PM | 7:30PM | 9:00PM https://www.risingtide.org.au/film/turning-the-ship-evil-thoughts-bar Turning the Ship tells the story of the passion and drive of Australia-wide activism group Rising Tide and the…

  • Film & Art for Palestine: Marrickville ($)

    • Gadigal Country/Sydney

    A night of Palestinian film, food and craft, as we mourn, heal and build resistance and solidarity across communities for a Free Palestine. 
    SHORT FILM: Freedom Is Mine
    FEATURE FILM: My Love Awaits Me By The Sea
    Palestinian food by Western Sydney-based .

  • EFFA presents: Home Grown - a one-day exploration of Australia on screen

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    Environmental Film Festival Australia is back with EFFA presents: Home Grown, their first ever festival to focus entirely on Australian cinema. From Werribee Gorge to the Northern Territory, traversing the tops of Mt Kosciuszko and all the way down to Bruny Island, EFFA presents: Home Grown shares distinctly Australian perspectives on the environment,…

  • The Best (environmental) Films You've Never Seen: All That Breathes

    • Naarm/Melbourne

    In celebration of National Biodiversity Month, Environmental Film Festival Australia are teaming up with RMIT University to present the award-winning documentary 'All That Breathes’, as part of RMIT Culture’s The Best Films You've Never Seen series. The special screening will take place on Tuesday 24 September from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Winner of the Best Documentary Prize at…