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Documentary 2
Documentary Shorts 2: Fault Lines + Q&A
July 16 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Shorts Showcase/2023/63min
Q&A: Gabriel Murphy, Scott Quayle, Matthew Victor Pastor, Evangeline Lily
FAULT LINES
A trio of ‘long-short’ documentary works that focus on race and identity and one short work about the plight of refugees fleeing PTSD. Sometimes confronting to watch, these powerful works tell stories that explore the personal and the political, telling often painful truths and asking uncomfortable questions.
FILMS
Andzej Gavriss
Ukraine, Germany/2022/3min
60+ Ukrainian refugees were involved in making the film, sending a message of support to all refugees.
Gabriel Murphy
Australia/2022/14min
A poetic retelling of the experiences of Joseph Murakami, a fourteen-year-old boy from Darwin, who is summarily rounded up and interned by his government on the basis of his ethnicity.
Matthew Victor Pastor
Australia/2023/17min
In an existential panic a film director makes a TikTok and goes viral with millions of views. Met with racial abuse & hate comments the experience causes him to reflect on the Asian Australian identity.
Scott Quayle
Australia/2023/29min
The story of Helen’s struggle to find her place in the world.