OUR WARRIOR: THE STORY OF ROBBIE THORPE + Q&A

A story of resistance across generations, the power of family and the unrelenting struggle for justice in a country that remains in denial.

Controversial and uncompromising, Australian Aboriginal political activist Robbie Thorpe stands as part of a long line of Indigenous resistance to invasion.

This screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Robbie Thorpe & Dir. Anthony Kelly

Robbie draws the threads of two centuries of oppression together by relentlessly focusing our attention on the core injustices.  His messages are critical to modern Australia.

This 53 minute documentary shows the making of this modern leader and tracks the resurgence of a powerful Black, Indigenous, anti-colonial movement that is currently reshaping the country.

Our Warrior looks back at Robbie’s childhood, his family and explores the emergence of his radical politics in the formative years of Black Power in Australia, his apprenticeship in the 1970's under Dr Bruce McGuiness, and his emergence as one of the most controversial and uncompromising activists in Australia today.

This film examines his political impact as an activist, how he sustains himself against such great odds and whom he has influenced. In doing so the film uncovers the story of how resistance and resilience is transmitted across generations and the power of family.