Modern Day Castaway - A Michael Atkinson Original Documentary
Event description
Shire of East Pilbara present, A Michael Atkinson Original Documentary
'Modern Day Castaway'
Film, Talk, Q&A + Meet & Greet
Doors 5:00pm, Screening 6:00pm - Wednesday, 30th July 2025
Newman Community Hall
Free event via Registration
Film Run Time: 1h25m
Followed by a talk and Q&A.
'Modern Day Castaway' - Official Trailer
Run Times as follows:
5pm: Doors Open- Canoe will be on display and Mike will be hosting a Meet & Greet
6pm: Screening of 'Modern Day Castaway'
7:30pm: Talk from Mike
7:50pm: Q&A
8:00pm: Event Conclusion
THE FILM is an 85 minute adventure documentary detailing Michael Atkinson’s (Outback Mike) epic 1500km journey up the Great Barrier Reef in a home-mode dugout canoe to escape the historic predicament of an 1846 shipwreck survivor.
THE TALK: Mike gives a 25 minute talk / Q&A afterwards about what happened behind-the-scenes.
RATED M (for course language). Children are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
