Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Film. Show all posts
Refugee Week - Film Screening
Between the devil and the deep blue sea – Wednesday 19th June, 7pm at Sutherland Library.
Refugee:
It happened to me edited by Helen Elliot
To celebrate Refugee Week (16th June – 22nd June) Sutherland
Library will screen the film,
“Between the devil and the deep blue sea” at 7pm
on Wednesday 19th June. Book
now.
This 53 minute film, through candid interviews, hidden
camera footage and in the words of asylum seekers themselves, tells the story
of the ‘refugee’. What pushes people to leave home? What do they leave behind?
What do they fear? Why did they choose this path? And what does it take to turn
someone into a ‘boat person'?
Restoring Hope is the theme for Refugee Week this year. Hope ‘for a better life’ is a major driver
for people who embark on such dangerous journeys. To provide some aid to those working
toward that aim, gold coin donations will be requested on the night and the
proceeds donated to Amnesty International. There will be a representative from the Sutherland Shire Friends of Amnesty introducing the film and taking a few questions afterwards.
World Refugee Day is the following day, Thursday 20th
June, and there are many events
and activities across NSW on that day and throughout the week to focus
attention on the difficult circumstances faced by people across the world who
have found themselves without a place to live.
Here is a short taste of the offerings the library has which
highlight this issue.
Refugee
to resident by Ibtihal Samarayi
The
happiest refugee by Anh Do
Hope DVD
Goodbye
Sarajevo by Atka Reid
Hope
DVD
Film Celebrities Spotted at Engadine Library
This friendly group meet on the third Tuesday of each month at Engadine Library to view and then discuss the merits (or otherwise) of a particular movie. The title of the film is kept "under wraps" until the day it is presented, which adds to the suspense.
Yesterday, 20th December, marked the 65th Anniversary of the release of the perennial Christmas favourite "It's a Wonderful Life", (the movie selected for Tuesday's screening and discussion).
Movies presented during 2011 have ranged across various genres and styles have included "Lars and the Real Girl", "The Lemon Tree", "Pleasantville" and "Twelve Angry Men".
The sessions have been so popular that from January 2012, there will be a choice of two dates offered for the SAME film - from 9.30am sharp till midday (17th and 24th January).
Bookings are required and can be made by contacting Engadine Library on 9548 6003. New participants are very welcome. Book now to secure your seat!
Australian Refugee Film Festival
To acknowledge Refugee Week 21st June - 26th June, Sutherland Library will be showing the films from the Australian Refugee Film Festival.
These films will first screen on the 19th June, at the Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney 2pm - 5pm to mark the opening of Refugee Week.
They are then coming to Sutherland Library! Starting on Monday the 21st June and continuing until Saturday 26th June, there will be 3 daily screenings at 10am, 2pm and 6.30pm Monday to Friday, and 2 screenings on Saturday at 10am and 1.30pm.
Nine short films with a total runtime of 2 hours & 12 minutes, provide insight into a variety of aspects of being one of the 9.2 million refugees across the world today.
So join us at 10am Monday 21st June, for the launch of the following films:
KudualFilm on Sydney's Dinka Community
Starting Point
Film on a refugee transition school in the UK
Something to Exchange: a Dialogue Between Old and New
MigrantsA film from the Plural + Youth Film FestivalWarda
A film from the Plural + Youth Film Festival
Steps to Freedom
A Film on the Burma conflict
SlavesA film on the Sudan conflict
Giraffe in the rainA film on the general asylum seeker situation
FoodBank
A film from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne
One FamilyA film from the refugee documentary project in New York
KudualFilm on Sydney's Dinka Community
Starting Point
Film on a refugee transition school in the UK
Something to Exchange: a Dialogue Between Old and New
MigrantsA film from the Plural + Youth Film FestivalWarda
A film from the Plural + Youth Film Festival
Steps to Freedom
A Film on the Burma conflict
SlavesA film on the Sudan conflict
Giraffe in the rainA film on the general asylum seeker situation
FoodBank
A film from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Melbourne
One FamilyA film from the refugee documentary project in New York
Contact Sutherland Library for details 9710 0351
Movie Madness at Sutherland Library
Which film do you think will WIN the coverted BEST PICTURE award at the upcoming ACADEMY AWARDS?
If you think that you know - why not enter our competition at Sutherland Library? The first correct entry drawn will WIN a double pass to the movies at Greater Union cinemas.
Will it be the extremely successful sci-fi Avatar, or the tough but ultimately uplifting Precious. Maybe the quirky Inglorious Basterds or the tense war drama The Hurt Locker?
A full list of nominated movies is provided on your enrty.
The competition closes at 4.00pm on Sunday March 7. Good luck!
NAIDOC Week 2009
NAIDOC Week 2009 - Honouring our elders, nurturing our youth.
From Monday 6 July, 2009 - Friday 10 July, 2009 documentaries and films will be showing in the Southern Lounge at Sutherland Library.
Get a cuppa from our hot drink dispenser, relax with some friends in our comfy lounge and learn a little about some fabulous Australian Aboriginal people.
Follow the links to read what Ronin Films say about these DVDs and maybe order your own copy.
Monday10am The Coolbaroo Club.
11am Intervention: Katherine, NT
Tuesday
2pm A walk with words : the poetry of Romaine Moreton.
2.30pm Urban clan : a portrait of the Page Brothers and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
3.30pm Deadly Yarns. 5 Short films (Broken bonds, Don't say sorry, Ganggu Mama, Miss Coolbaroo, Sugar Bag)
Wednesday
2pm Land of the Little Kings.
3.30pm 5 Seasons
Thursday
10am River of no return.
11am 5 short films (Night patrol, Straight from the Yudaman's mouth, Look listen speak, Milerum whose story?, Apekathe)
Friday - Sports special
2pm Aboriginal Rules.
3pm Buffalo Legends.
From Monday 6 July, 2009 - Friday 10 July, 2009 documentaries and films will be showing in the Southern Lounge at Sutherland Library.
Get a cuppa from our hot drink dispenser, relax with some friends in our comfy lounge and learn a little about some fabulous Australian Aboriginal people.
Follow the links to read what Ronin Films say about these DVDs and maybe order your own copy.
Monday10am The Coolbaroo Club.
11am Intervention: Katherine, NT
Tuesday
2pm A walk with words : the poetry of Romaine Moreton.
2.30pm Urban clan : a portrait of the Page Brothers and Bangarra Dance Theatre.
3.30pm Deadly Yarns. 5 Short films (Broken bonds, Don't say sorry, Ganggu Mama, Miss Coolbaroo, Sugar Bag)
Wednesday
2pm Land of the Little Kings.
3.30pm 5 Seasons
Thursday
10am River of no return.
11am 5 short films (Night patrol, Straight from the Yudaman's mouth, Look listen speak, Milerum whose story?, Apekathe)
Friday - Sports special
2pm Aboriginal Rules.
3pm Buffalo Legends.
Displays
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Film
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NAIDOC Week
Refugee Film Festival
To commemorate National Refugee Week, this years Refugee Film Festival, will be screening from 15th - 20th June at Sutherland Library.
Over the past 60 years, 700,000 refugees and humanitarian migrants have made Australia their home.
Witness the triumphs, tragedies, challenges and opportunities refugees have faced, and continue to face as captured in these moving documentaries.
Come to the Southern lounge, screenings will start at 10am, 12noon, 2pm, and 4pm daily.
Over the past 60 years, 700,000 refugees and humanitarian migrants have made Australia their home.
Witness the triumphs, tragedies, challenges and opportunities refugees have faced, and continue to face as captured in these moving documentaries.
Come to the Southern lounge, screenings will start at 10am, 12noon, 2pm, and 4pm daily.
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