Co-Curious and Emerald Productions invite you to a special preview screening of the Sydney Film Festival opening night film,
HERE OUT WEST.
Written by eight talented Western Sydney writers (
Nisrine Amine, Bina Bhattacharya, Matias Bolla, Claire Cao, Arka Das, Dee Dogan, Vonne Patiag, Tien Tran) and directed by some of Australia’s top female directors
Lucy Gaffy (Amazing Grace), Fadia Abboud (
Les Norton),
Leah Purcell (The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson), Ana Kokkinos (
Head On) and
Julie Kalceff (First Day), the poignant drama about family and place is one not to be missed.
Nancy (
Genevieve Lemon) visits her daughter in hospital who has just given birth. Tagging along is her 8-year-old Lebanese neighbour, Amirah (
Mia-Lore Bayeh), who she is babysitting. It is a bittersweet meeting for Nancy, as her new grandchild is about to be taken away, her mother being deemed unfit by the authorities to keep her. In an act of desperation, Nancy makes the decision to steal the baby, fleeing from the hospital with Amirah by her side. Not long after their audacious escape, a pedestrian is involved in a hit and run. Three young men step in to help, unsure if he’ll survive the night. Across eight distinct yet interconnected stories, Nancy’s spontaneous flight sets off a chain of events that brings together complete strangers over the course of one dramatic day.
Intensely relevant and reflective of our times,
HERE OUT WEST, is a groundbreaking film that reframes the Australian story.
DATE Friday 28 January
TIME 6:30pm
DURATION 1 hour 41 min
CLASSIFICATION M, Mature themes, violence and course language
FREE EVENT Bookings essentialCAPACITY 216 with social distancing
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre requires anyone aged 16 years to QR code check-in for all patrons entering and their guests, this is required upon entry.
Masks are mandatory – please bring and wear a mask. Patrons aged 12 and over attending performances are required to wear a mask in all indoor settings. If you forget your mask we will supply you with one.
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is operating at the 2 square metre rule capacity across all our seated events, with 1 seat left empty between 2 occupied seats for physical distancing between.
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reception@casulapowerhouse.comThank you for your cooperation and for keeping our community safe.
We hope you enjoy the screening.
