Opening Night Event
Thu 16 Oct, 18:30 - 21:30
Palace Cinema
The festival launches on Thu 16 Oct at Palace Kino with our Opening Night feature ‘Documerica, Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink’ (2023), a unique insight into a long-forgotten 1970s epic photo survey of the American environment, followed by a panel on the confluence of climate, art, photography and media, chaired by ABC star Maree Lowes.
Join us afterwards in the Kino Foyer for a drinks reception, meet the filmmakers and festival team and help us toast the fest!
Documerica, Self-Portrait of a Nation on the Brink
2023 | United States, France | Documentary
The art of photography reflects the onrush of pollution and destruction in this evocative recollection of the ‘Documerica Project’, a long-forgotten epic photo survey of the American environment launched in the early 1970s at the height of environmental awareness.
Bearing witness to the limits of the American Dream, when desecration and decay of the nation’s natural environments are taking hold, director Pierre-Francois Didek’s reflective documentary conjures another time in environmental history, reminding us of what is still at stake and of the power of images to shape the past and future.
PREMIERE