BCCB#4 Films

Big ideas on the big screen

Burrinja is proud to present a selection of films by Environmental Films Australia, a volunteer-run not-for-profit, based in Naarm (Melbourne), which promotes climate action through cinema, community and connection.

Screening 3 - Sat 17 October, 4pm

Future Council
Damon Gameau, Australia 2025, 81 mins PG

'School of Rock' meets 'An Inconvenient Truth'

Damon Gameau (2040, That Sugar Film) takes eight children on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to meet with powerful leaders and find solutions to our greatest environmental challenges. This is a coming-of-age journey that dares to imagine a brighter future. 

Millions of children around the world are frustrated by the dire lack of action to protect the planet and their future. Until now, their only avenue to express these concerns has been protesting on the streets. 

Director Damon Gameau invites eight children on an epic adventure across Europe in a school bus powered by biofuel. Their mission is to better understand the planet's predicament, explore solutions and, most importantly, take the conversation from the streets, into the boardrooms of some of the world's largest polluters and most influential companies. 

Make a day of it

All the screenings follow the the Talks Program. Join the conversation, enjoy
lunch at Coolé’s Café, and stay for a film.

Screening 2 - Sat 10 Oct, 4pm-5pm

Please note this event has been cancelled. Ticket holders have been notified. If you have any questions regarding the refund process please call our box office on (03) 9754 8723 or email hello@burrinja.org.au.

Outpicker
Le Luo, Australia, 2024, 12 mins
A Chinese queer immigrant finds a sense of belonging in Victoria through litter picking with other queer women. A poignant film poem that inspires everyone to take action and find community. 

Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire 
Clancy Walker, Australia 2024, 47 mins
In late 2019, Australia's South Coast burned red, hot, and black. When the ash settled, First Nations voices were the first to emerge from the deafening silence. Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire is an Indigenous-led film that follows the Walbunja Rangers back out onto Yuin Country, as they work with cultural fire to heal both the coast and their people. As out-of-control fires begin to spark again across the Australian continent, this documentary offers a well-overdue look into the holistic approach of First Nations’ land management practices, ultimately encouraging others to understand, and help reclaim, the healing benefits of walking good fire for all Australians.

This inspiring and surprisingly humorous journey results in the children forming a Future Council to advise and influence the world's most powerful companies on their decisions that impact nature.

About Environmental Films Australia 

Environmental Films Australia is a volunteer-run not-for-profit, based in Naarm (Melbourne), that promotes climate action through cinema, community and connection. We prioritise climate and environments through film, provide platforms for artists to showcase their work, and create space for people to connect and exchange solutions.  Our program navigates the relationship between humans and their environments and interrogates the way people think about the natural world. We feature films from the world’s most talented and socially-conscious filmmakers, embracing diversity and championing local, Indigenous, minority and creative voices. We’ve been running since 2010, starting out as a weekend screening event in Palace Kino (as Environmental Film Festival Melbourne) and have since hosted festivals and events throughout Australia and online. 

Main Image - Still 6 Yana Djamaga Ganji Walk Good Fire, Uncle Les Simon