YURLU | COUNTRY - screening at Deckchair Cinema

Schedule

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+09:30

Location

Deckchair Cinema | Darwin, NT

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YURLU | COUNTRY is a deeply moving and beautifully captured documentary chronicling Banjima Elder Maitland Parker’s final year as he fights to heal his ancestral land that has been devastated by asbestos contamination. Through breathtaking cinematography and intimate storytelling, the film captures a powerful legacy of cultural resilience and environmental justice. Winner of the Doc Edge 2025 The Edge of Impact award.
With special guests director Yaara Bou Melhem, cinematographer
Tom Bannigan, family of Maitland Parker, Marjorie Hughes, Coreen Parker, Carmel Parker and Renira Parker, ECNT Director Kirsty Howey, and Peter Garrett - environmentalist, activist, former politician, and lead singer, Midnight Oil.
Sponsored by Environment Centre NT
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Where is it happening?

Deckchair Cinema, Deckchair Cinema, Jervois Rd, Darwin City NT 0800, Australia, Darwin

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Darwin International Film Festival

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