Birrarangga Film Festival in partnership with RMIT Culture presents a special screening of award winning film ‘Ferguson Rises’ with the Director Mobolaji Olambiwonnu and Michael Brown Snr in attendance.
The screening of Ferguson Rises will be followed by a panel discussion with special guests, including Mobolaji Olambiwonnu and Michael Brown Snr, to discuss the film and similarities in the brutal policing policies here in Australia and America. This is an important conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement here and across the globe.
Film Synopsis: In 2014, Michael Brown Sr.’s son was killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, an event that fueled the global Black Lives Matter movement. But his personal story seeking justice and healing, and the story of the community, have not been told until now.
Presented in partnership with Birrarangga Film Festival.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
