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Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 - Online Program

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Son of a Lion Screening and Q&A with Benjamin Gilmour
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Son of a Lion is a delicate and real portrait of a father-and-son relationship from first-time director Benjamin Gilmour set in the tribal region of Northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border. Eleven-year-old Niaz dreams of studying at school but his stern father wants him to continue in the family business of making guns. Followed by a post-screening question-and-answer session with director Benjamin Gilmour, chaired by Sunil Badami.

Film  |  Current Affairs, Scriptwriting
Participants
Benjamin Gilmour, Sunil Badami (facilitator)

When
Friday, May 22 2009
18:00 - 20:00

Where
Bangarra Theatre
Pier 4/5, Hickson Road
Walsh Bay
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Cost
Free

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BENJAMIN GILMOUR (LOCAL)Gilmour, Benjamin
BENJAMIN GILMOUR is a Sydney-based ambulance paramedic, filmmaker, freelance writer for magazines and newspapers, and poet. Recently Benjamin established a new NGO, Frontier Development and Support (FDS), to provide infrastructure, health and education initiatives for the tribal areas of Pakistan, where few aid groups have access to. Benjamin is the director of the film Son of a Lion. Warrior Poets is his first book.

also appearing at...
14: Son of a Lion Screening and Talk
236: The Message
316: Shooting the Story