MEET THE FILMMAKER: Thursday July 16, 6.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A.

WHISTLEBLOWER (Marc Bauder, 91 min): Follows Africa’s most important whistleblower Jean-Jacques Lumumba, former NSA intelligence analyst Daniel Hale, and others, including Australian military lawyer David McBride. The film examines the immense personal cost of exposing unlawful conduct by powerful institutions, and those who support them in their fight for the truth.

DAVID MCBRIDE: DECLASSIFIED (25 min, Paul Pinga Matereke) explores the struggles of Australian Whistle-blower David McBride, as he faces a life sentence for exposing war crimes committed by Australian SAS Soldiers in Afghanistan. McBride sheds light on the unseen “warrior culture” of Australia’s Special Forces - accused of killing unarmed civilians