Reel justice for National Reconciliation Week 2023.

Author Annie Lillico Lewis

Expert Reviewer Jen Purnell

Event alert: Kearney Group to host public screening of ‘Incarceration Nation’.

Kearney Group welcomes you to join us for our 2023 National Reconciliation Week Film Screening where we’ll be featuring the critically acclaimed documentary, Incarceration Nation.

As part of our commitment to reconciliation, Kearney Group’s activities (including this film screening) will be open to our community at no charge. Seating is limited, however, so book your tickets early to avoid missing out.

Details, details.

• Date: 1 June 2023
• Time: 11:45 AM (doors), Film runs 90 mins
• Location: Kearney Group Event Space 425 Smith Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
• Tickets: FREE *But Limited Seating*. Book early to avoid missing out.

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Incarceration Nation Summary.

Incarceration Nation is a 90-minute Feature Documentary that connects the relentless government intervention since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage experienced by Indigenous Australians – the two key drivers of incarceration.

The story is told through archive and expert interviews including Judge Matthew Myers, barrister Joshua Creamer, Associate Professor Chelsea Bond, Professor Don Weatherburn and lawyer Teela Reid.

Incarceration Nation also gives voice to the victims of systemic injustice – Keenan Mundine, the Dungay, Fisher, Day and Hickey families.

Incarceration Nation is not just a documentary about the harms of policing and prisons – it is an invitation for us all to do things differently… and that might be just the kind of meaningful hope you, your friends and family are looking for at a time when understandably many of us feel quite powerless.

Content Warning.

The topics in Incarceration Nation such as police brutality, deaths in custody and violence, can trigger traumatic memories for survivors. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this film may be particularly triggering or traumatic.

The following trailer and this film also contain images, voices and names of deceased people.

Watch the trailer.

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