Special Preview Screening of Silenced at the Cremorne Orpheum followed by live Q&A

Be among the first to see SILENCED ahead of its national cinema release on 3 September 2026. This special preview screening at the Cremorne Orpheum will be followed by a live Q&A with speakers including Hannah Ferguson, Blayke Hoffman, Regina Featherstone and Emily Gray.

Billed by Screen International as “an essential, galvanising watch,” SILENCED follows international human rights lawyer and free speech defender Jennifer Robinson's fight for survivors of gender-based violence to tell their story.

In the wake of #MeToo, survivors who spoke out found themselves facing a new kind of silencing and fear as defamation laws became weaponised by alleged perpetrators. Going inside the courtroom and behind the headlines, the film reveals how the legal system is used to intimidate, discredit, and financially ruin not just survivors but also the journalists who report on their stories.

SILENCED brings unrivalled access to the people at the centre of these battles: Amber Heard, whose defamation trial became one of the most-watched legal battles in recent history; Brittany Higgins, Australian political staffer turned advocate; and Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, journalist and co-founder of feminist magazine Volcánicas.

World premiering at Sundance and opening the 2026 Sydney Film Festival to a standing ovation, Emmy Award-winning director Selina Miles delivers a gripping, emotional and urgent film that challenges the flaws within the justice system.

Event details
What: Special preview screening of Silenced. Followed by live on stage Q&A
Where: Cremorne Orpheum Cinema, Sydney (find information about the cinema here)
When: Wednesday 19 August 2026
Time: Doors open 6:30pm. Film screening starts at 7pm. With a runtime of 97 mins and Q&A of 30 mins we should be wrapped by 9pm.
Tickets: $45 and include a glass of wine on arrival

Q&A Guests:
Hear from Hannah Ferguson, co-founder of Cheek Media, Blayke Hoffman, producer of Silenced, Regina Featherstone, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre's Whistleblower Project and Emily Gray, Advocacy Lead of the Working Women's Centre at Women's Legal Service NSW.