Cinema in da bush is back!

Spring screening #1
Saturday 27 October

from 8.30pm at Kim and Mark’s, 38 Miners Hut Road

BYO beverage, popcorn and choctops.

Short • Angel in the dust (5 minutes) by Bruce Armstrong

Feature • Guardians of the Strait by Elphinstone resident and award winning film-maker Claire Jager

Guardian of the Strait is a documentary feature film about the passionate men and women struggling to keep a lid on the explosive mix of the biggest ships and the most dangerous cargoes all squeezing through the narrowest sea passage in the heart of Istanbul, navigating the twists and turns of the Bosphoros, and their daily battle to avoid a nightmarish accident.
• Official Selection Melbourne International Film Festival 2017

• Official Selection Ankara International Film Festival 2017

“Guardians of the Strait is a documentary of cinematic ambition and style that tells an urgent, captivating and necessary tale”. — MIFF 2017
We’re fortunate in having Claire introduce the film and take part in a post-screening Q&A. She has extensive expertise across drama and documentary having held senior positions including Documentary Investment Manger, Screen Australia; Commissioning Editor for Documentaries SBS TV; Executive Producer, Documentaries & Natural History Unit ABC TV; Documentary Manager, Film Victoria. As an executive producer and series producer she has partnered with some of Australia’s most successful companies.

See you there!