Nova CarltonCINEMAS

Our Warrior: The Story of Robbie Thorpe (Dir: Anthony Kelly – 53m) A powerful portrait of Aboriginal activist Robbie Thorpe, Our Warrior traces his lifelong fight for Indigenous justice, from Black Power roots to groundbreaking legal challenges against genocide. Short film ‘The Endless Tide’ (14m) to play before the feature - Aboriginal rangers in the remote community of Mapoon are faced with the overwhelming task of cleaning up tonnes of plastic waste washing up on their beach’s day after day, wave after wave. Short film ‘Returning Our Ancestors’ (28m) to play before the feature - The 1980s saw Aboriginal Ancestors start to return to rest on Country. But the journey is by no means complete and there are many more of our Ancestors still to come home. We can all walk together and help in this essential work. Returning our Ancestors shares some of this difficult but healing journey. This documentary was made by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council, with the contribution of stories from Victorian Traditional Owners and others.