As global powers stall on climate action, storytelling that can cut through the noise is more vital than ever before. Shake off your eco-anxiety with this...

Storytelling - It's in our Nature

Location:

Level 2, 400 George Street
2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Vivid Ideas Exchange - Telstra Customer Insight Centre
Storytelling - It's in our Nature
Storytelling - It's in our Nature

Featuring

Mitzi Goldman

Mitzi Goldman

Mitzi is a founder and CEO of Documentary Australia, having been instrumental in its realisation since its inception in 2006. With 30 years' experience as a documentary director, producer and editor through her production company Looking Glass Pictures, she has created many award-winning international documentaries.

Laurence Billiet

Laurence Billiet

Laurence Billiet is a French-Australian film director who heads creative studio General Strike. Their film FREEMAN (ABC) was the most watched documentary of 2020 on Australian TV. They have just released their first feature film, The Giants, which celebrates the extraordinary life of Bob Brown and Australia's giant trees.

Leigh Barnes

Leigh Barnes

Leigh Barnes is Intrepid Travel’s Chief Customer Officer, building a strong customer-focused culture and leading the business' global customer care teams. He passionately believes that business can be a force for good and is an advocate for the B Corp movement – companies around the world that balance purpose with profit.

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward is a director, writer and three-time Golden Globe nominated actress. As a filmmaker, her credits include Beautiful Kate, The Big House, The Devil’s Playground and Palm Beach. Rachel has recently completed the documentary Rachel’s Farm about her farm's transition from conventional to regenerative farming.

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Event Details

As global powers stall on climate action, storytelling that can cut through the noise is more vital than ever before. Shake off your eco-anxiety with this inspiring night of Australian documentaries and hear how they're powerful catalysts for tangible change. 

Learn how Australia's documentarians are speaking truth to power and empower the public away from eco-pessimism, in a panel hosted by Documentary Australia co-founder and CEO Dr Mitzi Goldman. Hear from actress and filmmaker Rachel Ward (Palm Beach, Beautiful Kate) about Rachel’s Farm, her documentary about regenerative farming efforts across Australia (and her own farm). Laurence Billiet, director of environmentalist Bob Brown biopic The Giants, will also be on-hand to discuss her film, with further filmmakers to be announced. Together, with Intrepid Travel’s Chief Customer Officer Leigh Barnes, they'll discuss the power of storytelling, how documentarians are strategically advocating for climate action, and what you can do to help.

Leave with a sense of hope, practical skills and a greater appreciation of storytelling with impact.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Companion Card Acceptance - The Companion Card is for people with a significant permanent disability, who always need a companion to provide attendant care type support in order to participate at most available community venues and activities.
  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.