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Sydney Film Festival

Originally inaugurated in 1954, the Sydney Film Festival draws local and international attention for it’s 12 day showcase of features, documentaries, short films, retrospectives and animations.

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Life Is Sacred
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Life Is Sacred
The fearless Colombian philosopher-politician-teacher Antanas Mockus and his followers struggle for peace in a country with the longest running internal conflict in the world. This is a story about 4 years that changed a country forever.
Director: Andreas Dalsgaard
Language: Spanish (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 80 min.
Year of production: 2014
Activism Biography Conflicts Current Affairs Human Rights Latin American Studies Politics Society
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Love Marriage in Kabul
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Love Marriage in Kabul
Abdul is in love with Fatemeh, the girl next door. However, in Afghanistan old traditions need to be challenged and negotiated to allow a love marriage to take place.
Director: Amin Palangi
Language: Persian (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 84 min.
Year of production: 2015
Family Human Rights Personal Story Romance Society Women Youth
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Maori Boy Genius
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Maori Boy Genius
Two cultures collide in the life of Ngaa, a young Maori boy who displays a prodigious talent for politics and the aptitude to become a leader of tomorrow.
Director: Pietra Brettkelly
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 85 min.
Year of production: 2012
Anthropology Children Education Family Native American Studies Society Youth
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My Love, Don’t Cross that River
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My Love, Don’t Cross that River
A husband and wife known as the “100-year-old lovebirds” have been married for 76 years. How do they respond when illness strikes and the end of their romance draws near?
Director: Jin Mo-Young
Language: Korean (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 86 min.
Year of production: 2014
Asian Studies Family Personal Story Romance Senior Citizenship
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Scarlet Road. A Sex Worker’s Journey
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Scarlet Road. A Sex Worker’s Journey
Follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long over-looked clientele - people with disability.
Director: Catherine Scott
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 70/54 min.
Year of production: 2011
Disability Education Gender Labor Personal Story Politics Sexuality Women
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The Corporation
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The Corporation
Corporations have invested billions to shape public and political opinion. When they own everything, who will stand for the public good?
Director: Mark Achbar | Jennifer Abbott
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 144 min.
Year of production: 2002
Activism Business Current Affairs Economy Globalization Human Rights Society
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The Rainbow Warriors Of Waiheke Island
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The Rainbow Warriors Of Waiheke Island
25 years ago the French secret service bombed and sank Greenpeace's flagship, killing one of the full-time crew members. We hear from 6 of the original crew members as they recall the beginnings of the Rainbow Warrior.
Director: Suzanne Raes
Language: Dutch, English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 90 min.
Year of production: 2010
Activism Conflicts Ecology, Environment History Society
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This Ain’t No Mouse Music
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This Ain’t No Mouse Music
Roots music icon Chris Strachwitz (Arhoolie Records) takes us on a hip-shaking stomp from Texas to New Orleans, Cajun country to Appalachia, searching for the musical soul of America.
Director: Chris Simon | Maureen Gosling
Language: English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 91 min.
Year of production: 2013
American History Arts and Culture Biography Creative History Humor Music
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Space Tourists
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Space Tourists
Frei's latest film takes a humorous and laconic view of the way billionaires depart our planet earth to travel into outer space for fun.
Director: Christian Frei
Language: Arabic, English (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 58/95 min.
Year of production: 2009
Ecology, Environment Globalization Technology
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Fallen City
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Fallen City
As the survivors emerge from China’s worst natural disaster in decades, they speak for today’s Chinese generation thrust into the nation’s relentless pursuit of progress.
Director: Zhao Qi
Language: Chinese (with full English subtitles available)
Running Time: 90/63 min.
Year of production: 2012
Asian Studies Current Affairs Ecology, Environment Human Rights Politics Urbanism
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