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Melbourne 9–23 May | Canberra 23–25 May

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“A national conversation on how Australia got so far removedfrom the international convention it signed in 1954.”

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“A lively and level-headed exposé into how the top echelonis now united in robbing the rest of us blind.”

VARIETYCentrepiece ScreeningThu 23 May7:00pmNational Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

Simon V. KurianAustralia / 2018 / 80 mins/English / Documentary

Alex WinterUSA / 2018 / 96 mins /English / Documentary

Festival SelectionIDFA 2018CPH:DOX 2019

Stop the Boats The Panama Papers

Stop. The. Boats. The three words that have distorted the very meaning of seeking asylum in Australia. This raw and urgent documentary tells the story of how Australia used a threeword slogan to demonise asylum seekers fleeing war and persecution, condemning them to indefinite offshore detentionand torture in prison camps on Manus Island and Nauru. Filmed in secret and smuggled out on USB drives a few shots at a time, Stop theBoats documents the experience of seeking asylum as told by those who know it best: the detainees themselves, including children and the award-winning journalist Behrouz Boochani. Also featuring prominent human rights activists including Julian Burnside and Malcolm Fraser.

It was the biggest global corruption scandal in history, with over 11 million documents detailing the intricate web of financial shell corporations, offshore accounts and tax evasion schemes favoured the world over by presidents, sheiks, athletes, film stars and the corporate class.Director Alex Winter (Deep Web) delivers a shocking and comprehensive inside look at an anonymous leak — and a global news story — unprecedented in scale and scope in thehistory of the world, with some 300 journalists from 107 media organisations in over 80 countries working together, putting their lives and careers at risk to break a story of political corruption, economic inequality, and even murder.

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“An on-the-ground view of one of the great global tragedies of our time.”

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Australian PremiereFriday 24 May 8:15 pmNational Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

Saeed Al Batal, Ghiath AyoubLebanon, Syria, France, Qatar, Germany / 2018 / 120 mins /Arabic, English with English subtitles / Documentary

Festival SelectionVenice Film Festival 2018Göteborg Film Festival 2018

AwardsCritics’ Week Audience Award, Venice Film Festival 2018 Best Film, Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia 2018

Still Recording

Recipient of five awards at the Venice Film Festival, Still Recording is an up close and personal documentation of the Syrian civilian insurgency, told from the perspective oftwo art students, Saeed and Milad. The pair leave Damascus for Douma to take part in the revolution with visions of transforming hearts and minds through art, but the situation on the ground quickly deteriorates into chaos, thrusting them into a desperate fight for survival. Crafted from over 450 hours of visually arresting footage and smuggled out of Syria, Still Recording is a compelling, distressing, hopeful and heart stopping film that finds humanity and hope where all seems lost.

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“An emotionally involving coming-of-age storywith a profound impact.”

OBSERVER Centrepiece ScreeningSaturday 25 May 6:00 pm National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

Simon V. KurianAustralia / 2018 / 80 mins/English / Documentary

Giant Little Ones

Franky and Ballas are best friends, popular high-schoolers and swim team stars. When an impromptu sexual encounter forces them to confront their sexuality, Franky — still dealingwith the fallout of his father leaving his mother for a man — feels unsure of himself. Ostracised by homophobic schoolmates and pushed to come out of the closet by supportive friends andfamily, Franky feels pressure to pick an identity: straight or gay? The problem is, Franky doesn’t feel like either label describes him, but navigates this while mending the relationships most important to him. A sensitive and sophisticated film with wonderfully evocative performances, particularly Kyle MacLachlan, Giant Little Ones is an exploration of identity and the importance of love without labels.

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Ticket Prices(Booking fees apply)

Single TicketsFull $23.00 / Conc. $17.00Film + talk $24.75

Group ticketsGroups of 7+ can purchaseconcession tickets ($17)

Festival Pass(Excluding Openingand Closing Nights)

Ten PassFull $160 / Conc. $140

Five PassFull $85 / Conc. $65

Triple PassFull $60 / Conc. $50

Double PassFull $42.50 / Conc. $34

For further ticketing enquiries,contact ticketing@hraff.org.auor call us on (03) 9663 7929.

Opening and Closing NightsOpening Night FilmFull $30 / Conc. $25

Opening Night PartyFull $35

Opening NightFilm + party $60

Closing NightFull $27.50 / Conc. $22.50

Art ExhibitionsFree, unless stated otherwise

How to Purchase TicketsWebsiteAll tickets available through hraff.org.au. Browse the program, select your tickets and they will be emailed to you. Easy!

Drop into ACMIPurchase tickets to all films andevents held at ACMI in personat the Tickets and InformationDesk, accessible fromFederation Square. Availableonly for the duration of thefestival during ACMI openinghours: 10am–late. Booking feesto not apply at the box office.

ACMI members enjoy $1 offconcession prices to singleticket film sessions excludingOpening and Closing andspecial events (available topurchase only at the ACMITickets and Information Desk).

Companion CardHRAFF supports Companioncards. To book tickets usingyour Companion Card contactticketing@hraff.org.au.

Concession TicketsConcession rates apply tostudents, pensioners, seniors,health care cardholders andcompanion cardholders.Contact ticketing@hraff.org.auor call us on (03) 9663 7929 forfurther information.

Follow the buzzStay on top of fast-selling screenings, new sessions and giveaways by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on @humanrightsfest, following #StoriesThatMatter andsubscribing to our e-news.

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A world where girls are valued as equals. A world where every child can thrive. At Plan International we want to see a world where all children can access their rights and reach their potential. Yet the barriers of poverty, violence, displacement, exclusion, discrimination and inequality all too often stand in their way. These barriers only get higher or harder for girls in all their diversities — simply because they are girls. This isn’t fair. We work with girls, whole communities and decision makers to break down those barriers so as to create the world we want to see. Stand with us. Stand for equality.

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Ticket Prices(Booking fees apply)

Single TicketsFull $23.00 / Conc. $17.00Film + talk $24.75

Group ticketsGroups of 7+ can purchaseconcession tickets ($17)

Festival Pass(Excluding Openingand Closing Nights)

Ten PassFull $160 / Conc. $140

Five PassFull $85 / Conc. $65

Triple PassFull $60 / Conc. $50

Double PassFull $42.50 / Conc. $34

For further ticketing enquiries,contact ticketing@hraff.org.auor call us on (03) 9663 7929.

Opening and Closing NightsOpening Night FilmFull $30 / Conc. $25

Opening Night PartyFull $35

Opening NightFilm + party $60

Closing NightFull $27.50 / Conc. $22.50

Art ExhibitionsFree, unless stated otherwise

How to Purchase TicketsWebsiteAll tickets available through hraff.org.au. Browse the program, select your tickets and they will be emailed to you. Easy!

Drop into ACMIPurchase tickets to all films andevents held at ACMI in personat the Tickets and InformationDesk, accessible fromFederation Square. Availableonly for the duration of thefestival during ACMI openinghours: 10am–late. Booking feesto not apply at the box office.

ACMI members enjoy $1 offconcession prices to singleticket film sessions excludingOpening and Closing andspecial events (available topurchase only at the ACMITickets and Information Desk).

Companion CardHRAFF supports Companioncards. To book tickets usingyour Companion Card contactticketing@hraff.org.au.

Concession TicketsConcession rates apply tostudents, pensioners, seniors,health care cardholders andcompanion cardholders.Contact ticketing@hraff.org.auor call us on (03) 9663 7929 forfurther information.

Follow the buzzStay on top of fast-selling screenings, new sessions and giveaways by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on @humanrightsfest, following #StoriesThatMatter andsubscribing to our e-news.

Tickets

creative Partners

Government Partners

Supporters

Major Media Partners

cineSeeds Partner

Festival Sponsors

A world where girls are valued as equals. A world where every child can thrive.At Plan International we want to see a world where all children can access theirrights and reach their potential. Yet the barriers of poverty, violence, displacement,exclusion, discrimination and inequality all too often stand in their way. Thesebarriers only get higher or harder for girls in all their diversities — simply becausethey are girls. This isn’t fair. We work with girls, whole communities and decisionmakers to break down those barriers so as to create the world we want to see.Stand with us. Stand for equality.

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Would You Look At Her Goran Stolevski /Macedonia, Australia 2018 / 19 mins /Macedonian with English subtitles / Narrative A hard-headed tomboy spots the unlikely solution to all herproblems in an all-male religious ritual.

The Moon Is Bright Tonight Abinash Bikram Shah / Nepal, Myanmar 2018 / 16 mins / Nepali with English subtitles / Narrative The young widow of a migrant worker wants to start a new life with her husband’s insurance money but is challenged by her father-in-law.

Circle Jayisha Patel / UK, Canada, India 2018 / 14 mins / Hindi with English subtitles /Narrative Circle is a haunting portrait of arape survivor, caught in the devious ploys of her family.

Death Metal Grandma Leah Galant / USA / 201813 mins / English / Documentary Death Metal Grandma follows 95-year-old Holocaust survivor Inge Ginsberg as she attempts to break out as a death metal singer by submitting to America’s Got Talent.

Kaya Lara Köse / Turkey, Australia 2018 / 15 mins / Turkish with English subtitles / Narrative In a remote Turkish village, an ostracised orphan girl seeks out the forbidden Alevi in her quest for faith.

Birth Control Your Own Adventure Sindha Agha / USA / 2018 English / 5 mins / Documentary One woman’s personal testimony chronicling birth control side effects and navigating the inadequacies of the reproduction healthcare system.

The Third Sorrow Myriam Raja / UK / 2018Hausa with English subtitles 9 mins / Narrative A single mother must decide whether to embrace her new home country or bow to tradition and circumcise her daughter.

Dulce Angello Faccini, Guille Isa Colombia, USA / 2018 / Spanish with English subtitles / 10 mins Narrative In coastal Colombia, a mother teaches her daughter how to swim so that she may go to the mangroves and harvest the piangua shellfish with the other women in the village.

ScreeningSaturday 25 May 8:15 pmNational Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)

EncoreThursday 16 May / 8:20pm

Goran Stolevski / Macedonia,Australia / 2018 / 19 mins /English / Macedonian withEnglish subtitles / Narrative