Freedom Street Documentary - Screening Fundraiser Event
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Join the Balmain Film Society & Suling Bamboo Productions on a Saturday night for the screening of the multi-award-winning feature documentary Freedom Street in Sydney, Australia 🎥🇦🇺Logline:
14,000 refugees are trapped in limbo, caught in the crossfire of Australia's border policy and Indonesia's indifference. They have one destination: freedom.
Join us on the 23rd of May 2026 for an exclusive screening of 'Freedom Street', a moving documentary that explores the plight of refugees trapped in Indonesia as a consequence of Australia’s cruel border protection policy. Supported by the organisation "People Just Like Us", the documentary film screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Alfred Pek, film participant Azizah, and People Just Like Us to update on Australia’s refugee policy and to discuss what a humane and sustainable Safe Passage for asylum seekers and refugees should look like. Proceeds from this film will go towards post-production fundraising to complete the filmmaker's next documentary, "The Emerald Archipelago".
When: 6 pm - 9 pm (AEST), Saturday 23 May 2026
Where: At a convenient Inner West Venue (to be announced the night before via email)
Recommendation: Come 10-15 minutes early if possible to get settled.
Schedule:
6:00 pm to 6:20 pm - Snack & Drinks, Film introduction, Fundraiser Explainer & Settling in
6:20 pm to 8:10 pm - Film Screening
8:10 pm to 8:30 pm - Break, with Snacks & Drinks,
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Q&A with Alfred, Azizah, and People Just Like Us
You can find out more about each project on the following links:
- Freedom Street Documentary on www.freedomstreetfilm.com
- The Emerald Archipelago Documentary on www.emeraldarchfilm.com
- People Just Like Us organisation, through their representatives at the venue & https://www.facebook.com/PeopleJustLikeUs
Date
Saturday 23 May 2026 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
on a convenient Inner West Venue, to be emailed to all on the night before
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Freedom Street Documentary - Screening Fundraiser Event
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