National Film and Sound Archive Screening Love Letter to the Unseen Canberra

LOVE LETTER TO THE UNSEEN at Arc Cinema, National Film and Sound Archive.

Follow youth conservationist Spencer Hitchen on his journey to understand the imminent threats to the endangered Maugean Skate and the intrinsic beauty of a species that exists both in the real world and in the imaginations of its supporters. Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania, the sole remaining home of the Maugean skate, is at risk, but there’s still time to act.

A Land and Sea for All film directed by award-winning filmmaker Josh “Bones” Murphy (ARTIFISHAL, THE SCALE OF HOPE) made in partnership with Environment Tasmania, Holdfast Collective, Rauch Foundation, and Reichstein Foundation.

Featuring Palawa man Lyndon O’Neil, artist Wendy Edwards, First Dog on the Moon, Andrew Wilkie MP, and more.

The 60-million-year-old Maugean skate has been around since the time of the dinosaurs. Discovered only in 1988, the skate now faces a ‘very high’ risk of extinction.

Join us! Together we can SAVE THE SKATE and DEMAND NO NEW

EXTINCTIONS.

Screened by Environment Tasmania in association with the Holdfast Collective and the Shark and Ray Conservation Fund

Event Schedule:

Expert Panel: Panel members include Palawa/Pakana man Lyndon O'Neil, Independent Tasmanian MP Andrew Wilkie and shark and ray scientist Dr Leonardo Guida from the Australian Marine Conservation Society, marine policy expert Eloise Carr and Senator Peter Whish Wilson.

Ticket Information:

• $5 Standard Admission to support the Save The Skate Impact campaign