18+ Event
The audience arrived along the green carpet and were greeted by a
Brown Brothers drink and food by Francesco’s Osteria.
With The Cattle
Director: Cameron Dunlop
Country: Australia
Length: 3min 07sec
This poetic, observational documentary invites audiences to share a moment of peace with some beautiful creatures. Recorded and mixed with Ambisonic audio to place the viewer with the cattle.
Vegan Director
Utopia
Writer: Ajuni
Producer: Ajuni
Director: Romel Dias
Country: India
Length: 2min 45sec
The music video explores the concept of Utopia, or lack thereof, through the journey of the protagonist, who is made to look loosely like Ajuni, the singer-songwriter of the song.
Vegan Singer/Song Writer
Salad Daze
Writer: Amelia Foxton
Director: Amelia Foxton
Producer: Glenn Fraser
Country: Australia
Length: 3min 30sec
An adventure in diversity of sexual preferences. Via the dessert menu…
Vegan Director
Voiceless: Crime of Silence **World Premiere**
Director: Ryland Pearson-McManus
Producer: Ryland Pearson-McManus
Country: Australia
Length: 01hr 26min 51sec
A feature length documentary that for the first time delves into the fervently heated world of the rapidly rising animal rights movement, told through the intimate stories of 3 Australian activists, who’s journeys within the movement we follow over the course of 2 years, painting rich portraits of their lives.
Vegan Filmmaker
Screening followed by Q&A panel with:
Ryland Pearson-McManus
Kristy Alger
Ryland Pearson-McManus is an Australian Director & Stills Photographer who grew up in inner city London where he first began his career in film & television production. He has since carved his path in humanitarian documentary through travelling the world, working for the likes of the BBC, SBS, and National Geographic.
Kristy Alger is a committed collective liberationist from lutruwita/Tasmania, columnist for Aussie Farms, current President of Animal Liberation Tasmania, and mother of three feral children. She has begun a journey to the world outside veganism, learning the importance of diversification of tactics and grass roots activism to create stronger community networks.
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