REALITY BITES (IN THE FUSEBOX)

Saturday 12 September @ 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Price: $12 + bf Adult / $10 + bf Conc
Bookings: (02) 9550 3666
Tickets: On sale now @ Factory Theatre; Buy tickets online

A heart-warming and at times heart-wrenching session of several uniquely crafted short documentaries, that range from international tragedy to an intimate story about one man’s foreskin.

A Field Guide for the Modern Uncircumcised Male Dir. E. Aaron Ross / USA / 2008 / 11:00 Despite the overloading transmission of information in today’s society there still remains a gap in the knowledge of men, particularly when it comes to their foreskin.

User Dir. Sally O’Grady / AUS / 2008 / 7:30 Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) opened five years ago and now sees up to two hundred clients a day. User is an intimate portrait of the centre’s clients as she walks the streets of the city’s red light district.

No One Wants to Eat the Parsley Dir. Sharon Mooney / USA / 2008 / 6:00 Part coffee klatch, part baking party, a visit with Meredith in her Brooklyn apartment leads to talk of ‘happy endings’ and the horrors of getting old.

The Sky was Angry Directed by: Sharif Abdunnur Dir. Sharif Abdunnur / LEBANON / 2008 / 22:00 A moving documentary (and the ultimate anti-war statement) about the real-life story of children who took refuge in a theatre in Beirut, during the Israeli war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006.

Dogra Sahab Dir. Gurpreet Singh / SWEDEN / 2008 / 23:00 Mr. Dogra is an elusive character. At 84, he is still witty, mischievous, charming and even absurd at times. But beneath his jolly disposition lies the sad truth of old age, a truth that even he cannot outsmart.

“Hear Us: Women Affected by Political Violence in Zimbabwe Speak Out” Prod. WITNESS and Research Advocacy Unit / USA / 2009 / 6:00 Australian Premiere Four women who have been targeted for their political affiliations and subjected to rape, torture, and violence come forward to demand justice from the Zimbabwean Government and the Southern Africa Development Community.

PROTEST DIARIES: Outrage at the Embassy Dir. Shahriar Shadab / AUS / 2009 / 6:00 World premiere In Canberra, Persian Australians gather at the embassy with a message to the Islamic regime in Iran. One of many demonstrations around the world after the recent Iranian election fallout.

Count Backwards From Five Dir. Tony Gault / USA / 2007 / 8:00 Tells the story of the director’s brother, a man struggling with the fine line between life and death.

Putting yourself out there Dir. Clint Enns / CAN / 2009 / 2:05 A voyeuristic intervention into the lives of chat addicted users. A commentary on the para-social relationships often formed through Internet communication.