Special Q&A Screening of Silenced at the Ritz

Be among the first to see SILENCED as it releases nationally across Australian cinemas 3 September 2026. This special preview screening at the Ritz Cinema will be followed by a live Q&A with speakers including Jennifer Robinson (Silenced), Pip Davis (Women's Legal Service), Amber Schultz (Award winning SMH journalist) and Katrina Bullock (General Counsel at Environmental Defenders Office).

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 Screening of Silenced. Followed by live on stage Q&A
Where: Ritz Cinema, Sydney
When: Thursday 3rd September 2026
Time: Film screening starts at 6pm. With a runtime of 97 mins and Q&A of 30 mins we should be wrapped by 8:00pm.
Tickets:

Q&A Guests:
Hear from Jennifer Robinson, Silenced, Pip Davis, Principal Solicitor at Women’s Legal Service NSW, Amber Schultz, Award-winning journalist at the SMH and Katrina Bullock, General Counsel at the Environmental Defenders Office.