Step into powerful stories from around the world at the Adelaide Refugee Film Festival — a moving and eye-opening celebration of cinema that shines a light on the lives of refugees internationally. Featuring recently released films from places all over the globe, the festival offers a wide and compelling range of choices for film lovers.

Friday 26th June 2026 - Put Your Hand on Your Heart and Walk Saturday 27th June 2026 - Lost Land and Feel It From My Words Sunday 28th June 2026 - The Aegean & After Party Saturday 4th July 2026 - We Are Not Powerless & After Party

Screening at two locations:

1. Palace Nova Cinema, Prospect
2. Victa Cinema, Victor Harbor

After-parties (with film tickets included and some stand alone tickets) at:

1. Rumi Palace Restaurant, Blair Athol
2. Victor Harbor Town Hall

Presented by Circle of Friends Australia Incorporated, a 100% volunteer-run refugee support group in South Australia.

Pesta Babi: Colonialism in our time has become so popular in Indonesia and abroad that on May 14 organizers recorded around 130 simultaneous viewing locations.

There were over 30 attempts by then Indonesia security forces to close it down. Rather than relying on commercial cinemas or subscription platforms, the documentary is circulated free of charge.

Any community able to gather at least 10 people can organize a screening and receive the film directly from its producers.

Since its release in March, screenings have spread rapidly across the country.

It had become so popular that some enterprising ( thieving ) people in Indonesia cloned the internet address of the film and sold it for $10 for a viewing.

To maximize the films viewing audience on 22nd May the film was made free to view on You tube and it went viral with over 2,459,508 downloads on that day.

We expect that as the film is free and highly popular that we will need to have several showings of the film.

The Event Cinema at The Exchange has seating for 155. If that books out, we will release details of additional showings.

Pesta Babi – Colonialism in our time, by Dandhy Laksono:

Synopsis of the film:

Yasinta Moiwend, a Marind Anim woman in Merauke, was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier. The vessel carried hundreds of excavators under escort by military forces, sent to Papua for a National Strategic Project for food production, palm-based biodiesel, and sugarcane bioethanol.

Vincen Kwipalo, from the Yei community, was likewise shocked when his clan’s land was suddenly marked with a sign reading: ‘Property of the Indonesian Army’. Only later did he learn that the land had been seized for the construction of a military battalion headquarters, at the very moment when sugarcane, a plantation company, was also encroaching on his ancestral forest.

‘Pig Feast’ combines detailed field recordings with in-depth research to examine the power structures behind the operation. It exposes how government and corporate entities—collaborating with military and religious groups—advance international and national goals of ‘food security’ and ‘energy transition’ at the expense of Indigenous communities and landscapes.

The documentary illustrates the networks of Indonesian elites, oligarchs, and multinational corporations that benefit from the project, providing a vivid depiction of the political ecology of Indonesian governance in Papua. ‘Pig Feast’ serves as a record of colonialism that remains intact today.

About the director: Dandhy Dwi Laksono is an Indonesian activist, investigative journalist, and filmmaker. He is known for his critical documentaries which look at how political and business interests collude to undermine democracy, infringe on human rights and destroy vulnerable natural and social environments in Indonesia. Born in East Java, Dandhy Laksono majored in International Relations at Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java, before founding the research-based documentary and audio-visual production house Watchdoc.

Join us for a Fun-filled and Transformative Refugee Week Movie Fundraiser afternoon (‘Dance for Your Life’) on Saturday 20 June 2026 at 4:30pm, where every journey is a story, every setback is a lesson, a chance to be seen, to be heard and an opportunity to start again in life and in a new country.

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Join us for a special Nature Festival film screening of the powerful documentary Rising Up made by 23-year-old Australian changemaker, Kal Glanznig.

Rising Up takes you through Kal’s global journey exploring the impacts of climate change and plastic pollution along the coast and showcases young leaders who are driving change. With a strong optimistic outlook, Rising Up inspires you to conquer your doubts and take action.

Watch the trailer here: https://www.risingup.tv/

This event includes:

🎥 Special appearance from the filmmaker Kal Glanznig

📢 Hear from a panel of local environmental changemakers sharing practical solutions

🌊 FREE underwater VR experience with Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries

🍕 Delicious wood oven pizza for purchase

🐟 Chat to OzFish about fish habitat restoration

Event schedule:

5 pm - Doors open - Food and drinks for purchase, enjoy a VR experience and chat to OzFish

6:30 pm - Film screening begins

8:45 pm - Finish

This event is brought you by Resilient South and open to residents of the Cities of Marion, Holdfast Bay, Onkaparinga and Mitcham.

PPIA South Australia, with IndoPeduli Adelaide, KAGAMA, and the Adelaide Papuan Community (APC), will co-host “Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonisation In Our Time” by Dandhy Laksono & Cypri Paju Dale.

Filmed discreetly under Indonesian military surveillance, this powerful 90-minute documentary exposes an ongoing ecocide in South Papua—the region closest to Australia. Filmmakers uncover the mass deforestation of 2.5 million hectares of ancestral land for corporate palm oil, sugar, and rice projects, displacing thousands of Indigenous people.

With foreign journalists banned and UN investigators blocked by the Indonesian government, this film breaks decades of media silence to reveal the brutal reality of West Papua’s struggle for land and independence.

Admission is free, and we invite you to stay after the screening for a deeper discussion on this ongoing issue in Indonesia, directly with the filmmakers involved.

Presented by Country Arts SA, Nunga Screen is a curated program of short films by First Nations filmmakers, including animation, documentaries and scripted drama. This screening is co-hosted with Walkerville Primary OSHC and will be divided into two halves with a 10 minute interval. Please note the second half is not recommended for children under 15 years of age.

4pm-4.45pm - suitable for all ages

4.55pm-5.40pm - suitable for children over 15 years

Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

Bookings essential. No need to print off your ticket.

If you have any issues booking online or any questions you can call the Town of Walkerville on 8342 7100.