Date/Time
Date(s) - Tue 21 July
20:00
Location
The Roxy Cinema
Beneath the beauty lies a dormant terror.
In the Solomon Islands, thousands of unexploded WWII bombs remain under homes and schools. 80 years after the war, bombs continue to kill and injure families. Lorettalyn lives with severe injuries from a blast that killed her husband and young son, now raising her remaining children while navigating long-term physical and economic hardship. Maeverlyn, who survived a separate explosion that severely injured her and killed members of her community, establishes Bomb Free Solomon Islands – a survivor-led organisation advocating for awareness, support, and long-term solutions to the ongoing threat.
Tuki Laumea(Director & Producer) and Cleo Fraser(Producer, Executive Producer) will be at the screening.
This film is preceded by the short film, Digital Traditions: Kastom Keeper, (19 mins).
In Malaita, Solomon Islands, Obama Scholar and Moana 2 cultural advisor Millicent Barty races to preserve her people’s vanishing traditions, rebuilding a traditional faefae, teaching youth to digitally archive their culture, and using ancestral knowledge to rebuild a seawall as the sea reclaims their land.
Part of the Doc Edge Film Festival
Single tickets $ 25.00
Concession $ 21.00 (Available for students, seniors 60+, and community services cardholders. Appropriate card and/or proof of age required)
Doc Edge Members $ 18.00 (use your membership number when buying ticket)
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