State Cinema: Mary Meets Mohammad

Mary and Mohammad on their weekend visit to Joy’s shack Credit: Kristy Dowsing

Mary and Mohammad spend the weekend at Joy’s shack. Credit: Kristy Dowsing

Pontville Detention Centre. Credit: Heather Kirkpatrick

Director / Producer Heather Kirkpatrick after filming Mohammad at Great Lake, Tasmania.
Credit: Kristy Dowsing

The Bridgewater Knitting Club Credit: Kristy Dowsing

Tasmania’s first asylum seeker detention centre opens and local knitting club member and staunch Christian woman Mary is not welcoming of the 400 male asylum seekers from Afghanistan.

Mary unexpectedly finds herself in regular contact with Mohammad, a 26 year-old Muslim, after her knitting club donates beanies to the asylum seekers. Mary has many of her prior beliefs challenged as her relationship with Mohammad deepens.

I have had the film selected as a finalist in the national “Outstanding Documentary Talent Award 2013” which saw the film premier in Adelaide this February at the Australian International Documentary Conference. It was very well received, and the media including ABC Radio, has been giving the film some great exposure. The links here to the trailer, website and Facebook pages can provide you with more detail.

The website: http://www.marymeetsmohammad.com/

The trailer on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBxXvXLOwSU

The opening weekend at the State Cinema has nearly completely sold out …

Twenty tickets remain for the Saturday matinee on this link and more sessions will be scheduled next week.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK A TICKET TO THE OPENING SCREENING AT THE STATE CINEMA 1pm Sat 4th May:

http://www.statecinema.com.au/Movie/Mary-Meets-Mohammad
Heather Kirkpatrick Director / Producer Mary Meets Mohammad