Pilliga Rising
Genre
Environment documentary
Synopsis
A salt-of-the-earth farmer, a German potter, a young Indigenous multimedia artist and an experienced citizen scientist rise up to protect their communities against a proposed coal seam gas-field in the Pilliga forest; a million acres of iconic Australian bush.
Co-production by
Balangara Films/Wilderness Society Newcastle
Executive Producer: Naomi Hodgson
Writer: Mark Pearce
Director: Mark Pearce
DOP: Miles Bennett
Editor: Mark Pearce
Sound Design: Michael Slater
Music: Matthew Doyle/Riley Lee/Xavier Rudd
Awards
Honourable Mention: The MADA Award (Making A Difference Award)
2021 Commffest Global Community Film & Arts Festival
Toronto, Canada
Semi Finalist: Livelihoods & Sustainable Technologies
2021 CMS Vatavaran International Environment and Wildlife Film Festival
New Delhi, India
Winner: Award of Excellence - Documentary short
2020 Impact DOCS Awards
California, United States
Winner: Outstanding Achievement Award - Nature/Environment/Wildlife
2020 Tagore International Film Festival
Bolpur, West Bengal, India
Official selections
2022 Frozen River Film Festival (Minnesota, United States)
2020 Freeland Film Festival (Wisconsin, United States)
2020 Eugene Environmental Film Festival (Oregon, United States)
2020 Water Docs Film Festival (Toronto, Canada)
2020 Transitions Film Festival (Melbourne, Australia)
2019 Guelph Film Festival (Ontario, Canada)
2019 Kuala Lumpa Eco Film Festival (Malaysia)
Community screenings
2021 JUN 19 Mayfield, Newcastle (NSW, AUS)
2020 JUL 02 Merewether Bowling Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 FEB 24 Narrabri Crossing Theatre (NSW, AUS)
2019 FEB 25 Coonamble Bowling Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 FEB 26 Coonabarabran Flix in the Stix (NSW, AUS)
2019 FEB 27 Gilgandra Services Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 FEB 28 Dubbo Wesley Hall (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 01 Lismore Southern Cross University (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 11 Newtown Dendy Cinema (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 12 Bronte Surf Life Saving Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 13 Newcastle Croatian Sports Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 15 Baradine Peg and Board Gallery (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 18 Armidale Arts Lecture Theatre 2 (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 19 Tamworth Community Centre (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 20 Coonabarabran Flix in the Stix (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAR 23 Pilliga Pottery (NSW, AUS)
2019 APR 12 Byron Bay Marvell Hall (NSW, AUS)
2019 MAY 10 Bathurst, Rahamim Ecology Center (NSW, AUS)
2019 JUN 24 New Earth Festival (UBUD, BALI)
2019 JUN 26 Lane Cove Library (NSW, AUS)
2019 JUL 18 Moree Services Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 AUG 01 Dharriwaa Elders Group Elders Centre, Walgett (NSW, AUS)
2019 AUG 22 Maleny Community Centre (QLD, AUS)
2019 SEP 25 Lines Gallery, Tighes Hill Newcastle (NSW, AUS)
2109 OCT 03 Merewether, Newcastle (NSW, AUS)
2019 NOV09 Black Gully Festival, Armidale (NSW, AUS)
2019 NOV 27 Bomaderry Bowling Club (NSW, AUS)
2019 DEC 14 Old Westpac Building, Dunedoo (NSW, AUS)
Distribution
Wilderness Society Newcastle (community screenings)
Lock The Gate (community screenings)
Wilderness Society Inc. (online)