by FilmInk Staff
PORTRAIT OF AFRICAN-AUSTRALIAN LIFE PASA FAHO TO OPEN NATIONAL TOUR ON 21 JANUARY AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE FOLLOWED BY SCREENINGS AROUND AUSTRALIA
PASA FAHO, the celebrated feature debut from Igbo-Australian filmmaker, writer and visual artist Kalu Oji, will kick-off its national tour of special event screenings with its NSW premiere at the Sydney Opera House on 21 January. This will be followed by screenings around Australia throughout January and February.
Following its sold-out World Premiere screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival last August, PASA FAHO went on to screen at a number of festivals in Australia and internationally. Now audiences around Australia will have the chance to see this moving and gently funny portrait of African-Australian life.
Set in Melbourne, it follows Azubuike, a charming shoe salesman who is just making ends meet. When his 12 year old son, Obinna, moves across the country to live with him, the estranged pair struggle to find stability in an already turbulent time. With the news that Azubuike’s shop is to be sold to developers, the two must find answers or risk more than just losing the shoe shop.
Director Kalu Oji has been described as an Australian filmmaker to watch since the success of his debut short film Blackwood, which screened at the Palm Spring and London Film Festivals. Born in Adelaide, Kalu studied at the Victorian College of the Arts and is a part of the new generation of emerging Australian filmmakers who are taking risks and bringing deeply personal visions to life.
The Sydney Opera House screening is presented in partnership with Africa Film Fest Australia and will be followed by a Q&A with Director Kalu Oji and producers Mimo Mukii and Ivy Mutuku.
The film will then screen in special Q&A sessions around Australia including:
| Date | Time | Location |
| January 21 | 6:30PM | Sydney Opera House, NSW |
| January 22 | 6:30PM | Ritz Cinemas, NSW |
| February 5 | 6:30PM | Lido Cinemas, VIC |
| February 6 | 7:00PM | The Sun Theatre, VIC |
| February 12 | TBC | Mercury Cinemas, SA |
| February 15 | 2:30PM | Cinematheque at Queensland Art Gallery (GOMA), QLD |
| February 19 | 6:30PM | ACMI, VIC |
| February 23, 25, 26 | TBC | Launceston Film Society – Village Cinemas Launceston (no Q&A), TAS |
| February 28 | 1:00PM | National Film and Sound Archive, ACT |
FURTHER SCREENINGS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Screening details and links to tickets can be found here:
PASA FAHO is a Vicscreen production, in association with Screen Australia, Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, North South East West, Arenamedia and SBS Australia.
Photo by John M. Tubera
