Bucking the trend for summer festivals, Lorne Arts Festival is back for its fifth year and with a killer program in tow. Proving that the coast is where it’s at, this year sees a breadth of events that showcase some of Australia’s best cabaret, sideshow, circus, theatre, comedy, visual art and music events.
A highlight of the program is Black Panther Woman (directed and produced by Rachel Perkins) which recounts Marlene Cummins’ experience in the first and only Australian Black Panthers chapter, the abuses she suffered from men within the Indigenous community and her need to break a 40-year silence. The film will screen only once on Saturday August 29 at 2.30pm.
Beyond film, there’ll also be a number of bands performing – The Bombay Royale, Leah Flanagan, The Barkers Vale Brothers and more. For the full program and for tickets visit the website or call 1300 365 901.
When & Where: Various locations in Lorne – August 28-30
