The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has curated a lineup of films that honour the history and culture of First Nations people to screen throughout NAIDOC Week at Arc Cinema, Canberra – including an advanced screening of Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy.

The program, titled Ngara (‘Listen’ in Dharawal language), reflects this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, ‘For Our Elders’.

The program also includes screenings of Thornton’s Samson and Delilah; Rachel Perkins’ 1998 drama Radiance, newly restored through the NFSA Restores program; and Andy Nehl’s 2000 documentary Buried Country, which tells the story of Aboriginal country music.

The Buried Country event includes a live performance by local musician and Wiradjuri man Jerikye Williams. The closing event is a free screening of Alec Morgan’s 1983 documentary Lousy Little Sixpence, which shares the experiences of Stolen Generation survivors forced into unpaid labour.

NFSA RESTORES: RADIANCE (1998)
THURS 29 JUN | 6PM | Arc Cinema | $12/$10
Director: Rachel Perkins
Three sisters must confront the ghosts of their past.

ADVANCE SCREENING: THE NEW BOY (2023)
FRI 30 JUN | 6PM | Arc Cinema | $15/$13
Director: Warwick Thornton
The NFSA proudly presents a special advance screening of Warwick Thornton’s new film, starring Cate Blanchett, Aswan Reid, Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair.

SAMSON AND DELILAH (2009)
SAT 1 JUL | 6PM | Arc Cinema | $12/$10
Director: Warwick Thornton
Unwanted and alone, two teenagers set out in a stolen car, discovering that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges.

BURIED COUNTRY (2000) + Jerikye Williams performance
FRI 7 JUL | 6PM | Arc Cinema | $12/$10
Director: Andy Nehl
Celebrating the rich history of First Nations Australians and country music.

LOUSY LITTLE SIXPENCE (1983)
SAT 8 JUL | 2PM | Arc Cinema | FREE
Director: Alec Morgan
An influential documentary highlighting experiences of Stolen Generation survivors forced into unpaid servitude, and the foundation of the Aborigines Progressive Association.