Wed, 25 Jan
|Bribie Cinema
Screening of "FRANKLIN" documentary
Watch the awe-inspiring documentary by environmentalist Oliver Cassidy as he embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the beautiful yet remote Franklin River in Tasmania.
When and where
25 Jan 2023, 6:30 pm
Bribie Cinema, 225 First Ave, Bongaree QLD 4507, Australia
About the event
BIEPA dynamo Zdena Rumreich has organised a special screening of FRANKLIN at our fabulous Bribie Cinema. Come along and enjoy a sociable evening out.
Please buy tickets from Fan Force.
PLEASE NOTE: Enough tickets must be sold to ensure this screening goes ahead. If it doesn't happen, sold tickets will be refunded - no one loses out!
The event is also listed on Facebook.
Eighth-generation Tasmanian and environmentalist Oliver Cassidy embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the beautiful yet remote Franklin River. His goal is to retrace his late father’s 14-day expedition to attend the blockade that helped save the World-Heritage listed national park from being destroyed by a huge hydroelectric dam project in the early 1980s.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with key players such as Bob Brown and Uncle Jim Everett, the eight-year-long 'Franklin campaign' is revealed as the most significant environmental protest in Australia's history; an inspiring example of the power of non-violent direct action to bring about lasting change.
Physically challenged beyond his limits, Oliver’s journey is one of healing and deeper understanding as he searches for the right way to say 'goodbye' to his father.