WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH 2024
DOORS OPEN: 5.45PM MOVIE STARTS: 6.30PM
Arrive early for dinner and drinks from Pasture & Co.
EXCLUSIVE Q&A session with director KYM STATON after the film!
Julian Assange, an Australian journalist, and the founder of WikiLeaks, has become an emblematic figure in the fight for press freedom and transparency. Despite being arbitrarily detained in HMP Belmarsh Prison, his work and voice resonate stronger than ever. This documentary delves deep into the revelations brought to light by WikiLeaks, examining the global reverberations and the relentless pursuit faced by Julian Assange and his family.
This extraordinary film, filmed over two years across three continents, includes insights from renowned figures such as Daniel Ellsberg, John Pilger, and Tariq Ali, alongside reflections from Assange’s family. It’s not just a film, but a journey into understanding the complex narrative surrounding one of the most influential figures in recent history.
Examining the motives of this peace activist and innovator, this astounding, shocking and inspiring film invites viewers to embark on a journey of understanding, where the circumstances are unprecedented, and the destination unexpected.
PREVIOUS SHOWINGS
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EVICTED, A MODERN ROMANCE
WED 18TH OCT 2023 6-9PM
Sydney Film Festival people’s choice award 2022. Four spuriously employed housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's fraught rental market in search of a new place to call home in this irreverent Aussie comedy.
With an impending eviction hanging over their heads, freshly unemployed Maggie, gig-economy worker Will, and feuding couple Isabelle and May embark on a seemingly futile hunt for an affordable share house.
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GROWERS + HOMEGROWN REVOLUTION
WED 6TH SEPTEMBER 2023
A Double Documentary About Modern Day Urban Farmers & Young Homesteaders.
"GROWERS a Growing Revolution" by Award Winning film maker Charlie Wood, showcasing our future of food. Tour these backyard gardens and discover how they grow their own food in the City.
HOMEGROWN - THE HIGHEST PRODUCING URBAN FARM IN THE WORLD!
This family of eco-pioneers grow so much of their own food they sell their excess to local chefs. Their Homesteading has caught the attention of the World, come see how it's done, one garden bed at a time.
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A SIMPLER WAY: CRISIS AS OPPORTUNITY
WED 5TH JULY 2023 6-9PM
A feature-length documentary that follows a community in Australia who came together to explore and demonstrate a simpler way to live in response to global crises. Throughout the year the group build tiny houses, plant veggie gardens, practice simple living, and discover the challenges of living in community.
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Joost Greenhouse
WED 1ST MARCH 2023 6-9PM
Imagine a house that grows its own food. That’s the vision of environmental campaigner Joost Bakker, once dubbed the ‘Poster Boy of Zero Waste Living’ by The New York Times. This inspiring feature documentary follows Bakker as he builds a self-sustaining home, an ecosystem that provides its occupants with food, shelter, water and energy. Filmed over a year in beautiful central Melbourne, Greenhouse is an uplifting look at the teamwork and ingenuity behind a paradigm-shifting project bursting with life. goes here
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'The Seeds of Vandana Shiva'
WED 1ST FEBRUARY 2023 6-9PM
How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become Monsanto’s worst nightmare? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva tells the remarkable life story of Gandhian eco-activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, how she stood up to the corporate Goliaths of industrial agriculture, rose to prominence in the seed saving and organic food movements, and is inspiring an international crusade for change.
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'Living the Change'
WED 9TH NOV 2022 6 - 9PM
Living the Change explores solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.
Our movie series is carefully curated with deep thought and determination, a hand picked selection of beautiful documentary films that will leave you yearning for more. We hope the movies inspire you to live your best life, whether you aim to be off the grid, self sufficient, get educated or just curious about different ways of doing things.
These amazing film makers and the solutions they bring might just inspire you to create your own village in your own street, town and suburb - today - together.
Movies that Matter is brought to you by Kim Oconnell, previously known for her series ‘Life Changing Events’ which started our community conversation in the Basement at HOTA in February 2009.
Thankyou for your inspiration Kim and here’s to your forever home @ Ground Currumbin.