Ritz Cinemas
Kemira - Diary of a Strike (1984) & Homelands (1993)
The Story
Tom Zubrycki is one of Australians leading documentary filmmakers. For over forty years he has chronicled Australian society and his awards include the Stanley Hawes Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to documentary filmmaking in Australia, the Cecil Holmes Award, and an International Emmy.
Cinema Reborn, OZDOX and the Randwick Ritz are proud to present newly restored copies of two of his highly regarded landmark films: KEMIRA – DIARY OF A STRIKE (1984) and HOMELANDS (1993). Tom will introduce the films and take part in a conversation about his life, career and documentary film-making in Australia. The evening will be hosted by Maree Delofski - filmmaker, scholar and historian.
KEMIRA – DIARY OF A STRIKE (1984)
A day-by-day account of a sixteen-day underground colliery sit-in strike which led to the storming of Parliament House in Canberra. The story is mirrored through one of the families of the striking miners. The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival, had a cinema release and won the AFI award for Best Documentary, Silver Bear in Leipzig and Best Documentary at Sheffield.
HOMELANDS (1993)
A story about a refugee family living in Melbourne but torn apart by their conflicting desires to return to their homeland in El Salvador. The film follows the personal drama in the life of the family over 18 months. The film had a nation-wide festival and cinema release and was awarded the Film Critics Circle Prize for Best Documentary. International festivals included Cinéma du Réel, IDFA and Margaret Mead.
Tom would like to acknowledge the work of Ray Argall who has lovingly restored both of these films.
Rating
Exempt
Duration
180
Director
Tom Zubrycki
