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    • SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? — Screening and Panel

    Theatre 1 (T1), 10 Hadenfeld Avenue, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park NSW 2109 Theatre 1 (T1), 10 Hadenfeld Avenue, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Macquarie University

    Join the School of Communication, Society and Culture at Macquarie University for a screening of SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream?, followed by a panel discussion exploring Australia’s housing crisis, renting and affordable housing solutions. About the film Comedian Mark Humphries is sick of standing in lines for rentals. But if a C-grade celebrity is struggling to buy a house, how do normal people do it? Mark investigates Australia’s housing crisis, uncovering the policies which supercharged the housing market, the solutions at hand, and one big revelation that might just fix it. About Wedge-Tail Pictures Founded in 2020 by journalist Bill […]

    The Blueprint Documentary and Lived Experience Panel

    RMIT Kaleide Theatre 360 Swanston Street, Lower Ground, Building 08, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    The documentary considers the complex web of factors leading to youth offending and crime such as family and peer dynamics, community marginalisation, identity, mental health, and social media.  By hearing directly from young people, the documentary explores how these factors impact their behaviour, sense of belonging, and relationship with services as well as the supports they relied on to break the cycle of offending. The presentation will also include the launch of the new BP363 Bachelor of Social Science with majors in Youth Work and Mental Health & Wellbeing. Light refreshments will be provided. Speakers Andrea Davidson, CEO Violence Reduction Unit, […]

    Free

    Our Stories: Make a Film with Your Community

    Room 650, Social Sciences Building, University of Sydney Science Road, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

    School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney

    Description Our Stories invites community members and anyone interested in storytelling to explore how people represent their experiences and places through film. The evening features a short talk by Dr Habib Moghimi (University of Sydney) and Nick Grinpukel (Social Impact Lab, UTS) on how documentary and creative media can support communities in telling their own stories. The session asks: who tells our stories, who decides what is seen and heard, and what changes when people hold the camera themselves? The event continues with a screening of Parramatta Redux by Malini Sur (Western Sydney University), a 38-minute documentary exploring the diverse communities connected […]

    Free

    The Comfort Dogs of Uganda: Free Screening + Q&A

    Kim E. Beazley Lecture Theatre, Murdoch University 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA, Australia

    Global Security & Politics Collective

    In collaboration with the Global Security & Politics Collective and the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Murdoch University invites students, staff, and members of the public to a free screening of The Comfort Dogs of Uganda. About the Film: The trauma of war never truly goes away. For the former child soldiers of rebel warlord Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, the shock of abduction and unspeakable atrocities they witnessed left a lasting, scarring impact. But in the shadow of that brutal 20-year conflict in Northern Uganda, a remarkable story of resilience unfolds through the unexpected companionship of rescued dogs. The […]

    Free

    YURLU | COUNTRY screening, presented by Yuin woman Fran Grant

    University of Technology Sydney Building 6 Room 06.03.22 Building 6, Level 3, room 06.03.22, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    University of Technology Sydney

    A documentary of what happens when country is mined then abandoned, YURLU | COUNTRY is a powerful film that tells a story all Australians should know about. The film follows Banjima Elder, Maitland Parker, and his fight to bring awareness and healing to his Yurlu (homelands) “Poison Country”, reminding us of the human and cultural costs of mining previous land. This screening is presented by Fran Grant, senior Yuin woman and UTS lecturer in Social and Political Sciences. Since Fran first saw this film she has been committed to sharing it with as many people as possible, in an effort […]

    Free

    WSU Parramatta Redux film screening + River Walk

    Western Sydney University, Parramatta South Campus cnr Victoria Road & James Ruse Drive, Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia

    Western Sydney University

    To celebrate Social Sciences Week 2026, the School of Social Sciences will be screening Parramatta Redux (38 minutes), a documentary film directed and produced by Associate Professor Malini Sur. The screening will be followed by Q&A. The film explores the enduring connections between the Parramatta River and the diverse communities, past and present, that have shaped its identity. From Indigenous custodianship to contemporary multicultural life, it reflects on themes of resilience, colonisation, migration and environmental change, offering a layered understanding of the river as both a living landscape and a witness to ongoing social and cultural transformation. Following the screening, […]

    Climate and Our Communities: A Film and Conversation

    UNSW AGSM John B Reid Theatre G07, Kensington, NSW, Australia

    School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney

    Watch Climate and Our Communities and join the filmmakers for reflections and discussion on climate action and its community impacts. This event centres on Climate and Our Communities, a 22-minute documentary co-produced in 2024 by researchers from UNSW Sydney and FGV (Sao Paulo) in 2024. The film follows a group of emerging researchers as they explore how global climate policies and actions are experienced by the communities they call home. The documentary was screened at the official Australian Pavilion at UN Climate Convention COP30 in Belem, Brazil; and, was featured by a special panel sponsored by the Global Ethics Stocktake Pavilion. […]

    Free

    PORCELAIN WAR — an Academy Award Documentary screening

    RMIT Swanston Academic Building (Building 80) Level 1, Room 002 435-457 Swanston St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    RMIT

    Experience Porcelain War, the Academy Award-nominated documentary and winner of the 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary. Filmed amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Porcelain War is a visually extraordinary and deeply human story of Ukrainian resilience, cultural resistance, and the determination to preserve life, identity and creativity in the face of war. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Australian producer Camilla Mazzaferro, RMIT translation teachers and SERC members, exploring the film, its translation, and the role of language in bringing Ukrainian voices to the world.

    Admission is free. Registration is essential as spaces are limited.