MIFF Autumn Screenings – Like My Brother

The Melbourne International Film Festival returns in 2025! Over four nights experience one of the world's oldest and largest film festivals under the stars in the Bunjil Place Plaza. 

With a fabulous Australian and International MIFF film program, complete with live performances, Q&As, delicious menu and complimentary drink on arrival this is an outdoor cinematic experience not to be missed! Fear not, if the weather turns the event will be brought indoors. 

Tickets are just $10 per night, or $35 for all 4 nights – and include a complimentary drink on arrival! 

Book your Film Package and don't miss out.
 

Like My Brother

From the Tiwi Islands to Melbourne and back again, four young women who seek to make it in elite sport must face uncertain futures.

Although Rina, Freda, Juliana and Jess hail from the Tiwi Islands – at the opposite end of Australia’s sporting capital, Melbourne – they all dream of playing professional footy in the AFLW. But while dreaming is one thing, achieving it is another. They soon discover that nothing about this pursuit will be easy as they each navigate the barriers of urban modernity faced by many First Nations young people. These include, most significantly, the hardship of leaving loved ones and the strain of distance and homesickness, especially on the isolated and vulnerable.

This coming-of-age documentary shot in the Northern Territory and Victoria is the feature debut of Sal Balharrie and Luritja and Warumungu filmmaker Danielle MacLean, who previously directed an entry in the anthology film We Are Still Here (MIFF 2022) and has written for Mystery Road. Confronting the universal themes of family, ambition and sacrifice through the specific lens of sport, Like My Brother is an inspiring film that will open viewers’ eyes not just to the realities of life in the Tiwi Islands but also to the resilience required to find success as an outsider.

This film is rated G for a General audience.

Charlie Needs Braces

Charlie Needs Braces is the latest project from Naarm-based musician Charlie Woods. A proud GuriNgai woman and direct descendent of Bungaree and Matora, Charlie’s uplifting and energetic music weaves together stories, language, and layered harmonies.
Having played on stage with artists such as Casey Donovan, The Teskey Brothers, The Seven Ups, and TEK TEK Ensemble, Charlie has ventured out with her sister Miri to launch the project-Charlie Needs Braces. 
In 2023 Charlie was awarded the ‘Archie Roach Award for Emerging Talent’ through Music Victoria. In 2024 Charlie is releasing new music and has played at this years St Kilda Music Festival, Town Folk Festival, Womin Djeka Festival, Sydney Road Street Party, Port Fairy Folk Festival, Live on the Lawn, Queenscliffe Music Festival, Djerriwarrh Festival, and is supporting The Teskey Brothers for 2025 A Day on the Green.

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