NAIDOC Week Lunchtime Film Screenings

Overview

As part of NAIDOC Week, a week-long celebration of Indigenous Australians' and Torres Strait Islanders' culture, the Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting two free lunchtime movie screenings.

They kick off on Tuesday, July 9, with No Way to Forget a film based on Richard Frankland's time as a field officer during the 1988 Royal Commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody. The 1996 film takes you on a dark isolated drive while flashbacks tell his haunted recollections.

After this, stay to watch Transblack: a 2018 miniseries taking you through the lives of four Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander transgender men and women. The ten-minute episodes show the journey of the individuals who all change the perceptions of themselves and the people closest to them.

On Thursday, July 11 you can see the 2016 film Servant or Slave, following the lives of five women who, after being stolen from their families, were forced into lives as domestic slaves. This heartbreaking film represents the stories of thousands of Aboriginal Australian girls who were taken at a young age. The film explores the courageous nature of these women as they grow up searching for justice.

Viewings for both films start at 12.30pm in the MCA Lecture Theatre on Level 2 and no bookings are required. The free lunchtime screens are part of the gallery's week-long NAIDOC celebration.