EFFA presents: Home Grown - a one-day exploration of Australia on screen

Arts, culture & social functions
Naarm/Melbourne
Environmental Film Festival Australia is back with EFFA presents: Home Grown, their first ever festival to focus entirely on Australian cinema

When

2:00pm to 9:00pm Saturday 01 June

Where

ACMI
Fed Square
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

Why

Environmental Film Festival Australia is back with EFFA presents: Home Grown, their first ever festival to focus entirely on Australian cinema.

 

From Werribee Gorge to the Northern Territory, traversing the tops of Mt Kosciuszko and all the way down to Bruny Island, EFFA presents: Home Grown shares distinctly Australian perspectives on the environment, connection to country, and the fight to protect our home.

 

Designed to spark conversation and demand action, this exploration of Australia on screen includes documentaries, animation, comedy, experimental visual art and even a seagull falling in love with a drone.

 

“In a time when many are experiencing climate anxiety, this program is all about empowerment and hope. The climate crisis can feel really big and overwhelming, so we wanted to highlight local home grown stories, showcasing Australia’s unique environs and the tangible efforts being made to preserve them,” said Freyja Gillard, Festival Co-Director.

 

Taking place on Saturday 1 June at ACMI, Fed Square, this pop-up event invites audiences to journey across our coastlines, mountain regions, desert landscapes, cities and ecosystems, through personal stories of nature, belonging and protest.

 

The day will include an Australian Shorts package, the feature-length Where The Water Starts and a double feature of Water Is Life and RIVERTREE, alongside filmmaker panels, Q&As and community gatherings. 

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