Doco Club - The Road to Patagonia
Location
The Manhattan, Flinders lane
About
Doco Club is a documentary night in Townsville - a place to discover great stories, hear different perspectives and enjoy connecting with people.
Thursday,15th October 2026
6pm - Doors open (Bar open)
7pm - Start Documentary
Each month we gather to watch a documentary, have a drink and enjoy a relaxed night out with others who are curious about the world. Come with friends, come on your own - everyone is welcome!
The films we screen explore a wide range of topics from Australia and around the world including stories about people, culture, music, community, adventure, creativity, the environment and all things that make us human.
Following the screening, guests are invited to stay for a chat inspired by the film. Join a discussion, chat with friends, meet someone new, or simply listen in. The conversation is open, respectful and driven by curiosity.
Good films. Great chats.
OCTOBER SCREENING - The Road To Patagonia
The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. We follow Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather Hillier who throws caution to the wind and sells her urban-farm to buy a bike of her own.
The theme of deep ecology underpins the entire film, visually communicated through exquisite cinematography. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.
DIRECTOR: Matty Hannon
CAST: Matty Hannon, Heather Hillier
RUN TIME: 90 mins
Best Film' and 'Best Documentary' awards - Byron Bay International Film Festival
'Best Documentary' - Florida Surf Film Festival
'Audience Choice' award - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
https://theroadtopatagonia.com
Instagram: @dococlubtsv
Facebook: Dococlub
Thursday,15th October 2026
6pm - Doors open (Bar open)
7pm - Start Documentary
Each month we gather to watch a documentary, have a drink and enjoy a relaxed night out with others who are curious about the world. Come with friends, come on your own - everyone is welcome!
The films we screen explore a wide range of topics from Australia and around the world including stories about people, culture, music, community, adventure, creativity, the environment and all things that make us human.
Following the screening, guests are invited to stay for a chat inspired by the film. Join a discussion, chat with friends, meet someone new, or simply listen in. The conversation is open, respectful and driven by curiosity.
Good films. Great chats.
OCTOBER SCREENING - The Road To Patagonia
The Road to Patagonia is a stunning, intimate and unflinching series of love letters within a documentary – firstly a love between two people, and secondly between humanity and the Earth. We follow Matty Hannon on an incredible solo adventure, to surf the west coast of the Americas by motorbike, from the top of Alaska to the tip of Patagonia. But deep in the wilderness – alone with the wolves and the bears – the journeyer’s plans unexpectedly fall to pieces. After losing everything, and on the cusp of quitting he meets the girl of his dreams, a permaculture farmer named Heather Hillier who throws caution to the wind and sells her urban-farm to buy a bike of her own.
The theme of deep ecology underpins the entire film, visually communicated through exquisite cinematography. Shot over 16 years, the result is an adventurous exposé on the more-than-human world, offering a physical and spiritual odyssey to better understand our place in Nature.
DIRECTOR: Matty Hannon
CAST: Matty Hannon, Heather Hillier
RUN TIME: 90 mins
Best Film' and 'Best Documentary' awards - Byron Bay International Film Festival
'Best Documentary' - Florida Surf Film Festival
'Audience Choice' award - Melbourne Documentary Film Festival
https://theroadtopatagonia.com
Instagram: @dococlubtsv
Facebook: Dococlub
