John Mac Foundation: Charity Film Night Fundraiser (The Last Daughter)
Please join them at the Palace Chauvel in Paddington, Sydney on Friday 23 June 2023 for their fundraising screening of important new Australian documentary ‘The Last Daughter’. Your ticket price will help the John Mac Foundation raise scholarship funds for refugees and students whose education – and lives – have been interrupted by war.
Who they are: The John Mac Foundation is a Sydney-based, registered not for profit organisation. Established in 2016, the Foundation provides scholarships and career mentoring in partnership with Western Sydney University to people from refugee, humanitarian and other backgrounds. They aim to help their scholarship recipients complete their university education and go on to find meaningful employment. To learn more about their inspirational namesake and the work they do, visit johnmacfoundation.org.
Doors open: 5:30pm for a 6pm start. Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to register your attendance (using your Eventbrite ticket).
Refreshments: available for purchase at the cinema bar.
About the film -‘The Last Daughter’ (PG):
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival. Run time – 87 minute feature documentary – #Reconciliation #The Stolen Generation #Personal and National Identity #Culture #Family #Forgiveness # Healing # Belonging
Brenda’s first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life. But the traumas of her past do not lie quietly buried. So, she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost all contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility for deeper connections to family and culture. The Last Daughter is a documentary about Brenda’s journey to unearth the truth about her past, and to reconcile the two sides of her family.
The team behind the film have a goal to share its message with 1 million Australians in 2023. Find out more: thelastdaughter.com.au
Unable to attend but still interested in supporting scholarships for refugee students? Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the John Mac Foundation here.
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Location: The Palace Chauvel 249 Oxford Street Paddington, NSW