Free Film screening of Back Track Boys
Tuesday, 10 December 2019 - 5.30pm for 6pm start
Amnesty International Australia, 79 Myrtle St., Chippendale, Sydney
Back Track Boys is about a group of troubled boys on a perilous course towards jail until they meet up with a free-wheeling jackaroo, Bernie Shakeshaft, and hit the road with his legendary dog jumping team. This inspiring coming of age story follows the boys as they strive to turn their lives around - and the dogs that help tame their wild ways.
Join our group for this heart-warming free screening on International Human Rights Day. This event is in support of Amnesty's Youth Justice campaign, 'Community is Everything'.
Speakers:
* Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, Bundjalung woman
* Joel Clark, Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia
* Lisa Hancock, Impact Producer, Backtrack Boys
For the flyer: please click here
Event is listed at
amnesty.org.au/events/backtrack-boys-film-screening-redfern/
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/backtrack-boys-film-screening-tickets-83759407643
https://www.facebook.com/events/1236580263192407/
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QIAcuyXZxQ
Website: https://www.backtrackboys.com/
Press Kit:
https://www.backtrackboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BACKTRACK-BOYS-PRESS-KIT-1.pdf
Further info:
Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
* UNSW Law student named as a finalist for Human Rights Award
https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/unsw-law-student-named-finalist-human-rights-award?
* Author at Junkee - https://junkee.com/author/vanessa-turnbull-roberts
* Finalist for Young People’s Human Rights Medal
Vanessa Turnbull Roberts is a proud Bundjalung woman, writer and youth leader. She dedicates her time to fighting against injustices that disproportionately affect her community. Through community activism, Vanessa draws awareness to forced adoption legalisation and the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in incarceration.
https://hrawards.humanrights.gov.au/news/stories/first-finalists-announced-human-rights-awards
Joel Clark, Indigenous Rights Advocate, will give updates of Amnesty's Community Is Everything Campaign
Info about CIE at: https://www.amnesty.org.au/about-community-is-everything-campaign/
* Finalist for Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Individual Award
With extensive experience working for human rights organisations, Joel is an advocate for young people, for Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ rights, and as someone with lived-experience, mental health reform. Over the last two years, Joel played an integral role in the coordination of the successful campaign to remove children from Queensland watch houses.
hrawards.humanrights.gov.au/news/stories/first-finalists-announced-human-rights-awards
Lisa Hancock, Impact Producer of Back Track Boys
Lisa has extensive experience in project management and communications for over 20 years within renowned media and design agencies Ogilvy Australia, Naked, Play Events, There Design and not-for-profit Documentary Australia.
Lisa has directed award-winning design and branding projects, created successful digital, social and marketing communications campaigns and has produced high profile experiential events, exhibitions, and roadshows.
Notable projects include: Sony’s World Photography Awards, Telstra’s Moonlight Cinema sponsorship, Hoyts Cinemas digital marketing campaigns, Cirque Du Soleil tour for Optus, Documentary Australia’s Sydney Film Festival sponsorship and Good Pitch2 at the Sydney Opera House.
Working as an Impact Producer for Backtrack Boys and Documentary Australia brings together Lisa’s passion for raising awareness of documentaries that tackle societies most pressing issues with her skills in communications – bringing resources together, harnessing partnerships and growing a network to make an impact.
https://www.backtrackboys.com/the-filmmaker/
https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/project/backtrack-boys/
“Communities can use this film to bring together senior decision-makers, the police, education and service providers, youth organisations and young people in their towns to start a discussion and collaborate in creating locally driven solutions,” Impact producer Lisa Hancock said.
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5941183/order-this-movie-help-aussie-kids-in-need
Further articles
https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2019/10/doco-of-the-month-backtrack-boys/
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