Blak Nite Screen 2015
Get down to Treasury Gardens for a free celebration of Indigenous art, film and music.
Overview
Celebrate Aboriginal voices in the contemporary Australian screen industry, at the latest edition of Blak Nite Screen in the Treasury Gardens this weekend. Hosted across two nights by actor Aaron Pederson, the free event will include live music, Q&A sessions and film screenings, as well as a tribute to one of Australia's most iconic Indigenous performers.
The evening begins on Friday, February 6 at 7pm, with a set by singer and guitarist Frank Yamma. After that, Pederson will be joined in conversation by the legendary actor David Gulpilil, as well as acclaimed Indigenous director Darlene Johnson. The talk will be followed by a screening of Rolf de Heer's Charlie's Country — for which Gulpilil just won an AACTA award — along with Johnson's hour-long biographical documentary Gulpilil: One Red Blood.
Saturday will begin at the same time, with a performance by Ursula Yovich. She'll then join Pederson, as well as Jon Bell, Bruce Carter and Jub Clerk, in a talk about the rise of the Blak New Wave in Australian film and television. The night will conclude with three segments of the recent Australian anthology film The Turning, plus episodes of Gods of Wheat Street and Redfern Now.
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