Roots & Tides Monthly Film Series
Description
ROOTS & TIDES: A CINEMATIC JOURNEY THROUGH CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Join us at Brunswick Picture House on Sydney Road for an inspiring monthly film series celebrating First Nations, Pacific and Asian cultural knowledge, storytelling and climate leadership. Each evening will be hosted by one of our inspiring campaign partners and feature a variety of hopeful, solutions-focused films that weave together First Nations and multicultural perspectives and ancient knowledges organised around three key themes:
🌳 FORESTS & TREES
Tues 30 June, 6.30pm - 8.00pm
Hosted by Larrakia artist and organiser Laniyuk and opened by Stacie Piper of the Djirri Djirri Wurundjeri women's dance collective, we'll screen these four short films:
baban darrang (mother tree) by GARUWA - Wurundjeri Country
A City In Nature by Wild Hope - Singapore
Rongoā Māori: Healing People & Place by Happen Films - Aotearoa
Rise by Saltwater Bird Creative - Larrakia Country
🌊 OCEANS & ISLAND HOMES
Monday 20 July, 6.30pm - 8.30pm
In partnership with Our Islands Our Homes & the Pacific Climate Warriors featuring:
The Forgotten Pacific by Coconet TV - Pacific Islands
Ailan Pawa by Torn Parachute - Zenadth Kes / Torres Strait
🌱 FOOD & SOIL
Monday 24 August, 6.15pm - 8.30pm
In partnership with SAPNA South Asian Climate Solidarity featuring films from India and local First Nations stories
Series passes available
BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT
This film series is a collaboration between 350 Australia, Protect Larrakia Country, Asian Australians for Climate Solutions, SAPNA South Asian Climate Solidarity and Our Islands, Our Home. Each evening ends with ways you can continue to take action for people and planet from signing petitions and building new skills to making donations and planting native grasses and trees together.
FUND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Here is what we are spending to make this event happen:
Speaking fees | $850 |
Film screening licences | $1,000 |
Venue hire | $1,815 |
Promotion (printing, design) | $800 |
Petty Cash | $35 |
Total | $4,500 |
The venue can host 210 people across all three events and we've conservatively estimated selling 90% of the tickets at $24 each to cover these costs. Any donations above and beyond that will be split among the campaign partners in our work for climate justice.
ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
The venue is fully accessible for wheelchair access. We are working on ensuring all films have closed captions and will post updates here.
If you have any questions please get in touch with lavanya@350.org.au.
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