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We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF are based.
We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

Your Planet: Climate and Environment Shorts

From wildlife defenders to waste warriors, from valleys to reefs, to powerful stories from First Nations filmmakers – these short documentaries will transport you across Australia and showcase people and communities creating solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our environment.

An ABC Factual and Doc Society Initiative supported by Screen Territory, VicScreen, Screen Tasmania, Screen Queensland and Screenwest. All films courtesy of ABC Factual.

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Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

After the Smoke

Short Film Wendy Farmer, housewife turned activist and founder of Voices of the Valley, recounts how the devastating Hazelwood mine fire led her to find her voice as an activist.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

The Number 2 Solution

Short Film Brisbane-based scientists build Australia’s first facility to transform human waste into renewable energy and a sustainable product called Biochar.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Your Planet: Climate & Environment Shorts

Short documentaries showcasing solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our environment.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Wing Threads

Short Film Zoologist turned microlight pilot, Amellia Formby, is on a mission to share her love for migratory shorebirds, whilst searching for solutions to the many threats they face.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Road Kill Warriors

Short Film 400,000 animals are killed on Tasmanian roads every year. Meet the women who are tackling this issue in unique and sometimes controversial ways.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Power To Country

Short Film A portrait of life thrown into crisis by energy insecurity, Power to Country tells the story of Garrwa woman Shirley’s displacement from traditional homelands and her yearning to return.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

The Oyster Gardener

Short Film Jolie, a grade-12 student and aspiring marine biologist, joins forces with her community to bring back the lost oyster reefs of the Noosa River.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Nyarrpararla Malaju? (Where have all the Mala gone?)

Short Film Mala (the Rufous Hare-Wallaby) are very important ancestors in Warlpiri people’s Jukurrpa (Dreaming). So what happens when there are no more Mala?
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Mad About Maggots

Short Film One third of the food produced every year is thrown away. Because of this, food waste makes up 30 percent of global emissions. Luke Wheat has decided to do something about it.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Mamirnikuwi

Short Film After discovering that her home on the Tiwi Islands is at risk from a huge gas project, Antonia Burke mobilises her community creating the first ever Tiwi Women’s Ranger group.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

For Frogs' Sake!

Short Film The story of two female conservationists fighting against time to save the endangered and elusive Giant Burrowing Frogs in regional Victoria.
Thu Jun 8 at 6:00pm Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9

Babanil

Short Film Filmmaker Marlikka Perdrisat forms a dreamlike expression of her intergenerational connection to Country. A connection available to everyone who loves and cares for a place.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Mamirnikuwi

Short Film After discovering that her home on the Tiwi Islands is at risk from a huge gas project, Antonia Burke mobilises her community creating the first ever Tiwi Women’s Ranger group.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Mad About Maggots

Short Film One third of the food produced every year is thrown away. Because of this, food waste makes up 30 percent of global emissions. Luke Wheat has decided to do something about it.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

The Number 2 Solution

Short Film Brisbane-based scientists build Australia’s first facility to transform human waste into renewable energy and a sustainable product called Biochar.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

After the Smoke

Short Film Wendy Farmer, housewife turned activist and founder of Voices of the Valley, recounts how the devastating Hazelwood mine fire led her to find her voice as an activist.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Nyarrpararla Malaju? (Where have all the Mala gone?)

Short Film Mala (the Rufous Hare-Wallaby) are very important ancestors in Warlpiri people’s Jukurrpa (Dreaming). So what happens when there are no more Mala?
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

The Oyster Gardener

Short Film Jolie, a grade-12 student and aspiring marine biologist, joins forces with her community to bring back the lost oyster reefs of the Noosa River.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

For Frogs' Sake!

Short Film The story of two female conservationists fighting against time to save the endangered and elusive Giant Burrowing Frogs in regional Victoria.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Power To Country

Short Film A portrait of life thrown into crisis by energy insecurity, Power to Country tells the story of Garrwa woman Shirley’s displacement from traditional homelands and her yearning to return.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Road Kill Warriors

Short Film 400,000 animals are killed on Tasmanian roads every year. Meet the women who are tackling this issue in unique and sometimes controversial ways.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Babanil

Short Film Filmmaker Marlikka Perdrisat forms a dreamlike expression of her intergenerational connection to Country. A connection available to everyone who loves and cares for a place.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Wing Threads

Short Film Zoologist turned microlight pilot, Amellia Formby, is on a mission to share her love for migratory shorebirds, whilst searching for solutions to the many threats they face.
Sun Jun 11 at 2:00pm Australian Museum

Your Planet: Climate & Environment Shorts

Short documentaries showcasing solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our environment.

After the Smoke

Short Film Wendy Farmer, housewife turned activist and founder of Voices of the Valley, recounts how the devastating Hazelwood mine fire led her to find her voice as an activist.

Babanil

Short Film Filmmaker Marlikka Perdrisat forms a dreamlike expression of her intergenerational connection to Country. A connection available to everyone who loves and cares for a place.

For Frogs' Sake!

Short Film The story of two female conservationists fighting against time to save the endangered and elusive Giant Burrowing Frogs in regional Victoria.

Mad About Maggots

Short Film One third of the food produced every year is thrown away. Because of this, food waste makes up 30 percent of global emissions. Luke Wheat has decided to do something about it.

Mamirnikuwi

Short Film After discovering that her home on the Tiwi Islands is at risk from a huge gas project, Antonia Burke mobilises her community creating the first ever Tiwi Women’s Ranger group.

The Number 2 Solution

Short Film Brisbane-based scientists build Australia’s first facility to transform human waste into renewable energy and a sustainable product called Biochar.

Nyarrpararla Malaju? (Where have all the Mala gone?)

Short Film Mala (the Rufous Hare-Wallaby) are very important ancestors in Warlpiri people’s Jukurrpa (Dreaming). So what happens when there are no more Mala?

The Oyster Gardener

Short Film Jolie, a grade-12 student and aspiring marine biologist, joins forces with her community to bring back the lost oyster reefs of the Noosa River.

Power To Country

Short Film A portrait of life thrown into crisis by energy insecurity, Power to Country tells the story of Garrwa woman Shirley’s displacement from traditional homelands and her yearning to return.

Road Kill Warriors

Short Film 400,000 animals are killed on Tasmanian roads every year. Meet the women who are tackling this issue in unique and sometimes controversial ways.

Wing Threads

Short Film Zoologist turned microlight pilot, Amellia Formby, is on a mission to share her love for migratory shorebirds, whilst searching for solutions to the many threats they face.

Your Planet: Climate & Environment Shorts

Short documentaries showcasing solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing our environment.
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