TIGER ON THE ROCKS

Citizen Tasmania invites you to the world premiere of Tiger On The Rocks.

Tiger on the Rocks is a 55 minute documentary that takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey around Australia, raising questions about the Tasmanian Tiger’s 25-million-year-old past, when Thylacines lived across the continent and showing how Australia’s largest surviving marsupial predator co-existed with Australia’s First Peoples for many thousands of years. After the screening there will be a Q&A and a roundtable discussion on ‘Beyond Extinction’ hosted by Katrina Schlunke, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Tasmania with panellists Greg Lehman, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership, University of Tasmania and the film’s producer Pat Fiske and director Cathryn Vasseleu.

The event is FREE.

Register soon because space is limited.

The Tasmanian Tiger twists and turns depending on how it’s seen. Sheep-killing beast or tragic victim of human induced extinction. Ancient painting on a rock or vivid ancestor spirit. Lost forever, or a timely reminder to respect the connection between human and animal, culture, nature and country. In stunning landscapes across Australia where Thylacines once roamed, people from wide-ranging traditions share their experiences: First Nations artists, rangers and custodians; biologists, bone hunters and archaeologists. Multiple insights combine to throw light on Australia’s most wanted animal.

This event is partially supported by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant ‘Beyond Extinction: Reconstructing the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) Archive’ funded by the Australian Government and the School of Creative Arts and Media (CAM), University of Tasmania.

* Donations to the film’s outreach program, through Documentary Australia, welcome!

Anyone accessing University campuses and facilities, including the Dechaineaux Theatre, will need to be fully vaccinated, or have a medical exemption.