Transitions Film Festival returns to Sydney\’s Newtown Dendy Cinema with an epic line-up of world-changing documentaries. With a film and speakers program highlighting the mega-trends shaping humanity and showcasing stories about the inspired visionaries, revolutionary changemakers, and passionate citizens shaping our collective future, the festival will change the way you look at the world.
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Tuesday, March 20 @ 6:30 pm
In 2009, artist Chris Jordan travelled to Midway Island and bore witness to tens of thousands of dead albatrosses lying on the ground, their stomachs filled with plastic. After 8 years of filming the life cycles of these beautiful birds, Albatross was created – a visual odyssey examining how human materiality has impacted the natural world.
Tuesday, March 20 @ 8:30 pm
From the makers of ‘Fierce Green Fire’, ‘Evolution of Organic’ brings us the epic story of the birth of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. The film follows the motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers, and farmer’s sons and daughters, who rejected chemical farming and set out to invent revolutionary organic alternatives.
Wednesday, March 21 @ 6:30 pm
Featuring world’s leading philosophers and academics, including: Sam Harris, Nick Bostrom, Richard Dawkins, Hugo De Garis and Ben Goertzel, SuperSapiens is a mind-boggling exploration of ‘consciousness hacking’ and what our collective future may look like when man merges with machine. An inspiring vision, a dire warning, and an inevitability that we cannot ignore.
Wednesday, March 21 @ 8:45 pm
What will we do for work and meaning when the robots take over? Free Lunch Society explores the history, and possible future, of ‘Universal Basic Income’ and gives us a glimpse into the possible economy of tomorrow. A vital film in an era of increasing artificial intelligence and automation.
Thursday, March 22 @ 6:30 pm
OzHarvest CEO Ronni Kahn has enough passion and drive to move mountains – but can she reduce the exorbitant pile of food Australians waste each year? Food Fighter follows Ronni’s crusade as she partners with the United Nations, rubs shoulders with royalty and Jamie Oliver’s juggernaut, rifles through dumpster bins, and holds government to account.