A new film revealing unseen footage of coal mining, corruption and community resistance against one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects will have its Tasmanian premier on November 4th at 6:30pm at Village Cinemas in Hobart.
Black Hole tells the story of the extraordinary resistance movement that emerged in response to the Maules Creek mine in the Leard State Forest over the last two years.
It tracks the colourful and passionate characters who took part in a protest camp which ran for 960 days and saw over 320 arrests, as well as the mining company personnel, police and politicians who were determined to push the project through.
Coming as momentum builds for the People’s Climate Rally in Hobart on November 29, Black Hole is an intense and riveting exposé that asks us to examine the future of coal, corporate responsibility, and the different rights afforded to individuals as opposed to big polluters.
It brings to life the power imbalance between big corporations and communities as the mining industry’s ever-increasing thirst for fossil fuels which meets the unwavering spirit of the Maules Creek coal mine blockaders as they endure police misconduct, corporate spies and the destruction of sacred Indigenous burial sites.
“This is far more than just a campaign to stop a coal mine, this is ground zero for empowerment of citizens who have become disenchanted with a system that is portrayed as a democracy.” says João Dujon Pereira, the film’s Producer and Director.
Tickets for the Hobart Premier of Black Hole the movie must be pre-booked in order for the screening to go ahead. Tickets can be reserved for the Tasmanian screenings online at http://www.blackholemovie.com.au/#!tasmania/cylj
Black Hole had its World Premiere at the Environmental Film Festival in Melbourne early September 2015, to a sold out audience including a 2 minute standing ovation.
What the audience had to say after the World Premiere; https://vimeo.com/138538188
Black Hole is a fully independent production, funded partially through crowdfunding and the remainder through substantial personal investment by the filmmaker. There was no funding from NGOs, Government or Corporations for the making of this film.
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/136532041
BOOKINGS FOR THE TASMANIAN SCREENINGS: Hobart and Launceston screenings and ticket purchases via www.blackholemovie.com.au and https://www.facebook.com/events/750456058420796/
Vica Bayley Tasmanian Campaign Manager The Wilderness Society (Tasmania) Inc.
