Name: Reconciliation Week Film Series: History Bites Back @ Leongatha Library
Start: 2025-06-03T17:30:00+10:00
Location: Leongatha Library - Myli - My Community Library

Reconciliation Week Film Series: History Bites Back @ Leongatha Library

Myli - My Community Library

Join us for a series of special film screenings commemorating National Reconciliation Week 2025!

Leongatha Library - Myli - My Community Library

All are welcome to Leongatha Library Tuesday 3rd June at 5:30pm for the third film in our National Reconciliation Week film screening series; History Bites Back, Directed by Trisha Morton-Thomas and Craig Anderson. About History Bites Back:"HistoryBitesBack is a reply to the historical myths and negative Social Media stereotyping of a unique Australian minority, of which my family and I are a part." - Trisha Morton-ThomasAfter the bold and brilliant Occupation: Native, Aboriginal filmmaker Trisha Morton-Thomas teams up again with Comedy Director/Writer, Craig Anderson. They join forces with some of Australia's freshest comedic talent (Steven Oliver and Elaine Crombie) to launch a rocket into a wealth of taboo issues.Our continent has over a hundred thousand years of blackhistoryyet when the whitefellas began to build their country on top of Aboriginal mobs' countries, they believed that the Aboriginal population would die out. Luckily they were wrong, but ever since then the whitefellas haven't really known what to do with the blackfellas and the blackfellas haven't been able to get rid of the whitefellas ...... and now there's other fellas from all over the world sharing this place called Australia. Still, our schools concentrate on the last 250 odd years of colonisation and most of that through a white colonial lens.So, in this day of modern technology, unlimited information and the World Wide Web, Aboriginal people still put up with a boatload of ignorance and misconceptions from our fellow Australians.Supported by graphic effects, animation, archival materials and re-enactments, and infused with comedy, satire and good old-fashioned irony to bring home more of the story behind Australia's blackhistory, History Bites Back uses humour and innovative film techniques to unpack the negative social bias of 250 odd years of sharedhistorybetween its First Peoples and modern-day Australians.------------------------------------------- FINALIST Best Documentary - History category, 2021 ATOM Awards! Featuring Trisha Morton-Thomas, Steven Oliver and Elaine Crombie Written and Directed by Trisha Morton-Thomas and Craig Anderson Produced by Bridget May Cinematography by Shane Mulcahy Edited by Craig Anderson Sound Design by Jeremy Conlon Production Design by Rebecca Elson Illustrations by Kambarni VFX and Animation by Doug Byrne Colour Grade by Rory McLeodProduced by Brindle Films (Alice Springs, NT) in association with Screen Australia, Screen Territory and National Indigenous Television-------------------------------------------More Information:This film is the first of three films screening at Leongatha Library to commemorate <a href="https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/" title="https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Reconciliation Week 2025.</a><ul><li>Film 1: Another Country - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reconciliation-week-film-series-another-country-leongatha-library-tickets-1354324704649" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reconciliation-week-film-series-another-country-leongatha-library-tickets-1354324704649" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Screening Thursday 29th May, 4:45pm-6:00pm</a></li><li>Film 2: The Lake of Scars - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reconciliation-week-film-series-the-lake-of-scars-leongatha-library-tickets-1354392517479?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/reconciliation-week-film-series-the-lake-of-scars-leongatha-library-tickets-1354392517479?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Screening Saturday 31st May,11:00am-12:35pm</a></li><li>Film 3: History Bites Back - Screening Tuesday June 3, 5:30pm - 6:30pm</li></ul>Bookings are preferred for this event as places are limited, however, walk-ins are warmly welcome.The film is rated MA 15+.If you require more information, please phone us on 5662 4829. ------------------------Please Note:Registration is preferred for this event, but not required. You can book tickets via eventbrite, in person at the library, or by calling 5662 4829 to secure your spot.If you would like to receive an email reminder, please register your details via Eventbrite.Myli will notify registered attendees via email of any changes made to this event via email.We have limited spaces available at some of our events. If you are no longer able to make an event you have booked a ticket for, please let us know so that others don't miss out.Myli staff may photograph and/or film this event. Your image may be reproduced by Myli Community Libraries in publications and/or promotional materials (including online publications), on its website and/or on social media. If you do not wish to be photographed and/or filmed, please advise the organiser at the start of the event.Myli Community Libraries operates library services across the Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Cardinia and South Gippsland Shires. Visit our website at <a href="https://www.myli.org.au" title="https://www.myli.org.au" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">myli.org.au</a>Myli Community Libraries is a child-safe organisation.Myli - My Community Library acknowledges the traditional custodians of the various lands where our services and programs take place. We pay our respect to the Elders, past and present, and acknowledge the long and proud history of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia, who have nurtured and cared for the waters, skies, and lands that we gather on, for many thousands of years and continue to do so to this day.

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