Join a panel of First Nations filmmakers to discuss the power of documentary in providing forums for truth-telling and how First Nations-led documentaries can amplify long-marginalised voices. The 90-minute discussion will grapple with the colonial myth and dissect ways that documentaries can shift the narrative.
Led by moderator and award-winning Wiradjuri poet and filmmaker Jazz Money, the panellists will explore their lived experience in the film industry, and as First Nations people living amongst the legacy of colonial law and the reality of systemic racism.
The panel includes:
Rachel Perkins [pictured]: Arrernte/Kalkadoon woman and the founder of Indigenous production company Blackfella Films. She’s directed four acclaimed feature films, including Bran Nue Day, which have screened at over 75 film festivals worldwide.
Genevieve Grieves: Worimi woman with over twenty years’ experience as a creator and curator, responsible for projects ranging from permanent exhibition First Peoples at Melbourne Museum, documentary Lani’s Story, and augmented reality experience Barangaroo Ngangamay. She is also a public intellectual, speaker and teacher.
Joshua Trevorrow: Ngarrindjeri man and passionate storyteller and advocate for First Nations characters on screen. He is the recipient of the 2021 Documentary Australia Centralised Indigenous Fellowship and co-founder of Untold Productions, where he is developing a collective slate of work with his wife.
Join this insightful and discursive event on Monday, 6 June at The Great Hall, University of Technology Sydney.
Tickets are $40 for general admission and $25 for concession. Spaces are limited.
Tickets: https://www.vividsydney.com/event/ideas/truth-telling-documentary
