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[FREE] Awesome Black x Lane Cove Cinema Club – Sweet Country (MA15+)

19 July 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Experience this classic, gripping Western film directed by Warwick Thornton at the Pottery Lane Performance Space to cap off NAIDOC week!

Welcome final film screening of the Awesome Black x Lane Cove Cinema Club movie series – Sweet Country (2017) directed by Warwick Thornton.

The film is a Western set on the Northern Territory frontier in the 1920s, where justice itself is put on trial when an aged Aboriginal farmhand shoots a white man in self-defense and goes on the run as a posse gathers to hunt him down.

Free event – bookings essential. Doors open 5pm. Screening starts 5:30pm.

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Lane Cove Council is proud to partner with Awesome Black – a creative studio and foundation that centres First Nations voices, stories and creatives in everything they do – including presenting this mini film series running from July 17th-19th.

The Awesome Black Foundation is dedicated to empowering First Nations creators by providing resources, opportunities, and support to thrive in the creative industries. They aim to build a sustainable platform that amplifies First Nations voices, supports both emerging and established creatives, and enriches communities through culturally significant projects. You can donate to their current campaign here.

Details

Organiser

  • Lane Cove Council

Venue

  • Pottery Lane Performance Space
  • Lower Ground Floor, 1 Pottery Lane
    Lane Cove, NSW 2066 Australia     + Google Map