Dear Colleagues,

Apologies for cross posting.

The Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at King’s College London, in association with the Royal Anthropological Institute, is delighted to announce a screening of Trevor Graham’s award-winning documentary about one of Indigenous Australia’s most famous land rights activists, Eddie Mabo: Mabo - Life of an Island Man (1997), 87mins. We are particularly pleased to announce that the screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and a reception.

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18.00-20.00 Tuesday 26 May 2015
Anatomy Lecture Theatre
6th Floor, King’s Building, Strand Campus
King’s College London WC2R 2LS

All are welcome. Entry is free but booking is required: https://mabo.eventbrite.co.uk

This event inaugurates the Screening Indigeneity series as part of a British Academy funded postdoctoral project run by Dr Peter Kilroy from the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies and the Department of Film Studies at King’s College London.

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Mabo – Life of an Island Man (1997). A Film Australia National Interest Program. Produced with the assistance of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. © 2011 National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Screening courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

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