Theatre: Eat Slay Zombie by Alinta McGrady (followed by Artist Talk)
When: Friday 22 May, 7:30 – 9:30pm
Where: La Boite Theatre, 6 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove
“Eat Slay Zombie, co-directed by playwright, multidisciplinary artist, and Githabul–Migunberri–Yugumbeh woman Alinta McGrady, and Lisa Fa’alafi (Co-Artistic Director: Polytoxic, Hot Brown Honey), is a horror/comedy about colonisation, friendship, and state occupation — except it’s zombies.”
On Friday 22 May, Eat Slay Zombie is followed by a special Artist Talk session with the cast and creatives.
If you wish to attend, please email Abbie Trott a.trott@uq.edu.au. La Boite Theatre offers a discount price of $55 per person for groups of four or more (usually $65).
This outing is organised by Abbie Trott on behalf of the SCA's Indigenous Engagement Committee.
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SCA Film Night: Sweet Country, directed by Warwick Thornton
When: Wednesday 27 May, 5:30 – 8pm
Where: Multimedia Space, Room 738 Michie Building
This is a chance for SCA staff to watch Kaytetye man Warwick Thornton’s celebrated film Sweet Country (winner of the 2017 Venice Film Festival Special Jury Prize).
Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. An Indigenous stockman goes on the run after he kills a white man in self-defence.
“★★★★★ Stark, shocking, superbly shot … fiercely powerful storytelling” – The Guardian
“A milestone for Australian indigenous cinema” – Screen International
Numbers are limited so please register here: 2026 National Reconciliation Week SCA Film Night - 'Sweet Country', dir. Warwick Thornton – Fill in form
This event is hosted by Tom Doig on behalf of the SCA's Indigenous Engagement Committee.
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SCA Book Club: The Yield by Tara June Winch
When: Thursday 28 May, 5:30 – 7pm
Where: The Writers’ Studio, Room 612 Michie Building
This is a chance for SCA staff, and literature-lovers across UQ, to discuss Wiradjuri woman Tara June Winch’s masterful novel The Yield (Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Award), in an inclusive, book-club style format.
“Profoundly moving and exquisitely written, Tara June Winch’s The Yield is the story of a people and a culture dispossessed. But it is as much a celebration of what was and what endures, and a powerful reclaiming of Indigenous language, storytelling and identity.”
The Yield is available here: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-yield-winner-of-the-2020-miles-franklin-award-9781760899462
And from Avid Reader: https://avidreader.com.au/p/the-yield-winner-of-the-2020-miles-franklin-award
Numbers are limited so please register here: 2026 National Reconciliation Week SCA Book Club - 'The Yield' by Tara June Winch – Fill in form
This event is hosted by Tom Doig on behalf of the SCA's Indigenous Engagement Committee.
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