Watander, My Countryman Film Screening
Next on
Thu 9 May
6:30-8:30pm
Location
State Library Theatre - Ground Floor
This event is for
Adults
Researchers
Teachers
Event Type
When former Afghan refugee Muzafar Ali discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own new Afghan-Australian identity. A moving journey of discovery, identity, and connection.
After the screening, meet the team behind the film with a Q&A with Muzafar Ali and Director Jolyon Hoff.
Watander, My Countryman film screening is part of the State Library's Sheiks, Fakes and Cameleers exhibition and events.
Event starts 6pm
Film screening 6:30pm
Q&A following the film with Muzafar Ali and Director Jolyon Hoff.
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Related Exhibition
Sheiks, Fakes & Cameleers
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Unpick the often-mistold history of ‘camel men’ and their social, cultural and economic contribution to Western Australia. Delve into the origins of South Asian migration to Australia in the late nineteenth century and learn about the adventurers who built a life against the odds.