Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/09/2022
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
Wallis Cinemas Mitcham
Categories
“If you’re passionate about the environment, you’re going to want to check out Kasimir Burgess’ spectacular film Franklin. The flick traces the battle to protect Tassie’s staggeringly beautiful natural Franklin River during the ‘80s” – Time Out
FRANKLIN, a new Tasmanian documentary to be released in South Australian cinemas on Fathers’ Day (Sunday September 4), marks the 40 year anniversary of Australia’s most significant environmental campaign, the Franklin River protest. The film celebrates the crucial role of peaceful protest to democracy.
The film will be launched on Sunday 4th September via a national simultaneous cinema release followed by a live-streamed Q&A featuring environmentalist Oliver Cassidy and former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown.
The stunning new Australian documentary Franklin is directed and co-written by Kasimir Burgess (The Leunig Fragments), co-written by Claire Smith and produced by Chris Kamen. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with key players such as former Greens leader Bob Brown and Tasmanian Aboriginal elder Uncle Jim Everett, the eight-year-long Franklin campaign is revealed as the most significant environmental protest in Australia’s history, and an inspiring example of the power of peaceful protest to bring about lasting change.
Spectacularly shot in 4K by cinematographer Benjamin Bryan, against a backdrop of glorious natural beauty, eighth-generation Tasmanian and environmentalist Oliver Cassidy embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the remote Franklin River. His goal is to retrace his late father’s 14-day expedition to attend the blockade that saved the World-Heritage listed national park from being destroyed by a huge hydroelectric dam project in the early 1980s.
Highly cinematic, Franklin is a deeply personal and utterly absorbing film. 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. “This is a film about everyday people standing up for what they believe in,” says Oliver. “My father was arrested the week before I was born. It’s really special to commemorate his journey through this film and what he and so many others achieved. We have a strong tradition and culture of bringing about positive change through protest in Australia, and I am thrilled to have been part of the telling of this protest success story.”
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