Garage is thrilled to announce that Australian filmmaker Matty Hannon and cinematographer Heather Hillier will participate in a series of special Q&A events around Australia ahead of the theatrical release of their critically acclaimed documentary THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA in April.
Following a sold-out world premiere at Byron Bay International Film Festival, the Q&As will take place across metro and regional cinemas in VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT, TAS and WA between Wednesday 14 February and Saturday 27 April 2024, before it hits cinemas nationally.
Garnering multiple accolades including the prestigious Audience Choice Award at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Florida Surf Film Festival, The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth.
Follow Hannon on an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather Hillier who throws caution to the wind and sells her urban-farm to buy a bike of her own. Together riding south, the duo meet with Zapatista rebels, Amazonian shamans and Mapuche leaders whose salient words crack the adventurers’ cultural veneer, leaving them with existential questions.
The 50,000km surfing odyssey becomes beautifully complicated by their decision to downshift from motorcycles to horseback, presenting a relational approach to the breathtaking landscapes and a host of challenges that ultimately become extremely rewarding.
Hannon and Hillier succeed in beautifully capturing deeply human moments during the world-first expedition, and the noticeable lack of camera-crew becomes The Road to Patagonia’s strength. The theme of deep ecology underpins the entire film, visually communicated through exquisite cinematography and emotional verité sequences.
Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.
Current Q&A screenings below, with more to be added soon:
| NSW | Wednesday 14 February – Stone & Wood Brewery, Byron Bay
Saturday 24 February – Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour Saturday 2 March – Event Cinema Kotara Friday 8 March – Event Cinemas Bondi Saturday 9 March – Event Cinemas Miranda Friday 5 April – UOW Uni Bar, Wollongong Friday 12 April – Hayden Orpheum Theatre, Cremorne Saturday 13 April – Randwick Ritz Sunday 14 April – Avoca Beach Picture Theatre Saturday 27 April – Sawtell Majestic |
| VIC | Friday 15 March – Cinema Nova, Carlton
Saturday 16 March – Cameo Cinema Belgrave Sunday 17 March – Geelong Friday 22 March – Lorne Theatre Saturday 23 March – Capitol Cinemas Warrnambool |
| QLD | Friday 16 February – Noosa – The J
Saturday 17 February – Event Cinemas Maroochydore Sunday 18 February – Stone & Wood Brewery, Brisbane Thursday 22 February – Event Cinemas Pacific Fair |
| TAS | Friday 29 March – State Cinema, Hobart
Saturday 30 March – Tramsheds, Launceston |
| WA | Saturday 24 February – Luna Outdoor Cinema Perth (preview)
Wednesday 17 April – Heart, Margaret River Thursday 18 April – Reading Cinemas, Busselton Friday 19 April – Luna Leederville, Perth |
| ACT | Sunday 7 April – Canberra |
Further screening information and tickets are available here.
‘THE ROAD TO PATAGONIA’ WILL EMBARK ON A 30-STOP Q&A TOUR COMMENCING VALENTINE’S DAY, BEFORE IT HITS CINEMAS NATIONALLY IN APRIL.
