The Buttery's NAIDOC Film Screening - Imagine
DatesThu 9 July 2026
Start time: 5.30pm
Price: FREE
The Buttery, in partnership with its Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee, is proud to celebrate NAIDOC Week with a free community screening of the acclaimed First Nations animated feature film IMAGINE, inviting the Northern Rivers community to come together to reflect, learn and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, stories and achievements.
Taking place on Thursday, 9 July 2026, at Lismore Star Court Theatre, the screening forms part of this year's NAIDOC Week celebrations, marking its 50th anniversary, “50 Years of Deadly” to honour the history, culture, resilience and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
ABOUT IMAGINE
IMAGINE is a First Nations-led animated film co-directed by Jack Manning Bancroft, founder of the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), and acclaimed Indigenous scholar, author and thinker Professor Tyson Yunkaporta.
Developed through an extraordinary collaborative process involving more than 400 contributors, including Indigenous young people, educators, artists and community members from around the world, IMAGINE was created to share Indigenous knowledge systems through storytelling, wonder and imagination. Its creators have described the project as a way to inspire audiences to rethink their relationship with each other, the natural world and the future, while celebrating the wisdom and interconnectedness of Indigenous cultures.
For more information, visit: http://imaginefilm.org
