Capri Theatre

The Rotary Club of Unley, SAWA (Support Assoc. for Women of Afghanistan, Pamela Rajkowski (Afghan Cameleer historian) and GIFFA (Ghan International Film Festival Association) have collaborated to show insightful films of Afghan Culture and celebrate the arrival, in Port Augusta in 1866, of Afghan Cameleers to support drought stricken farmers.

The film will start at 6:30 and an interval will be after Echoes & Afghan Cameleers. & the raffle drawn. This will be followed by the final film And I still sing.

3 Films will be shown

Echoes- Director: Ahmad Ebrahimi, 2024, In “Echoes,” Lena, a resilient immigrant, navigates the challenges of displacement in a tent. Inside her tent, she grapples with the scars of her past, revealing the resilience and determination of those living on the margins of society.

Afghan Cameleer Documentary -Directed by Fahim Hashimy

And I still Sang- an award-winning feature documentary directed by Afghan-Canadian filmmaker Fazila Amiri. This film is noted for its raw “on-the-ground” look at the abrupt transition of power and its impact on Afghan artists and women.

Tickets include admission to the film, a nibble bag and a drink. A raffle will be held so bring coin.

All funds raised will be used for an Unley Rotary project and SAWA to empower Afghan women and girls through education and mental well- being support.

Watch the Trailer: https://youtu.be/rphBWk15_h4

A US foreign policy reporter, Abby Martin, and her Iraq veteran husband turn their sights on the hidden impact that the US military has on the planet, after the birth of their first child created them anxiety about the climate crisis. Their investigation exposes a secretive and constantly-expanding web of pollution, cover-ups and unaccountability by the world’s biggest polluter.

The film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, reveals a hidden truth behind global heating: the role of the US Military as the world’s largest institutional polluter, tracing the link between war, empire, and ecological destruction.

We follow the film showing with a panel discussion including film maker Abby Martin & others

Presented by Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) - https://ipan.org.au/

This film is recommended for a mature audience (M) and that it contains thematic material that may be disturbing to some viewers, including discussions of war and environmental destruction, but that this material is presented in an educational and journalistic context’. Persons under 15 years must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.