Head down to the Courthouse Gallery+Studio Gardens on Thursday 21 October for a balmy night under the stars and a cinematic treat, The Furnace, to celebrate 125 years since Port Hedland was gazetted.
Written and directed by Roderick MacKay and set in the 1890s gold rush of Western Australia, The Furnace, is an unlikely hero’s tale, navigating greed and the search for identity in a new land. This film illuminates the forgotten history of Australia’s ‘Ghan’ cameleers – predominantly Muslim and Sikh men from India, Afghanistan, and Persia – who traversed the nation’s vast desert interior, forming unique bonds with local Aboriginal people.
BYO picnic, chairs, blankets and enjoy beautiful night in Portside! This is a free and inclusive community event. Create. Play. Connect. Portside!
