SWIFF'23 OPENING NIGHT: THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS
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SWIFF'23 OPENING NIGHT: THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS

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Thu 20 Apr 6:00 PM
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CHEC Theatre
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Unclassified 15+
96 Mins | Rolf de Heer
April
Celebrate the Opening Night of the 8th Screenwave International Film Festival with the NSW Premiere of Australian auteur Rolf de Heer’s (Ten Canoes, Charlie’s Country), powerhouse drama, The Survival of Kindness - a riveting, immersive journey of pure cinema, marking the director’s triumphant return to feature films in almost a decade.

Join the film’s director, along with key cast and crew, for a drink on arrival and light canapés, then stay for an in-depth Q&A following the film.

Doors open at 6pm for a 7pm start.

NOMINEE · GOLDEN BEAR · BERLINALE
WINNER · FIPRESCI PRIZE · BERLINALE

BlackWoman (Mwajemi Hussein), locked in a cage under the desert’s scorching sun, has been abandoned by her masked captors. Escaping, she ventures through apocalyptic landscapes, entering new scenarios, up the Mountain, and on to the City, where BlackWoman is pressed to reckon with her identity, her mission, and her will.

Filmed in Tasmania and South Australia, Rolf de Heer’s The Survival of Kindness is like extrapolating beautiful poetry, punctuated by moments of action, brutality, sincerity – and kindness.

"An elegant reverie about the violence and the stoicism beneath the surface of ordinary life." - The Guardian

Festival guests in attendance.