#BBFF2023 OFFICIAL SELECTION | BYRON BAY PREMIERE | FREEDOM IS BEAUTIFUL Join us and Director Angus McDonald for a Q&A as well as an inspiring journey of resilience, art and love. Don't miss it! Learn more and book tickets: bit.ly/3rAPOon #BBFF #ByronBay #FreedomIsBeautiful

every so often it hits me just how modest the referendum ask is. all we are being asked is whether to recognise our first peoples and give them a voice that can’t be taken away. so simple. it’s so easy to say yes… and so heartbreaking if we say no. #VoteYes

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The question "What would be a proportionate response from Israel?" is not anyone's responsibility to answer except Israel. It controls its choices. What is clear is that its response is killing and harming huge numbers of children. Which is not proportionate, by definition.

Screening Freedom Is Beautiful in Byron Bay was fantastic. It was great to see wonderful people who didn’t know about how refugees are suffering in Australia. I hope this film, based on our stories, can melt all the politicians who have created this division. Byron Bay International Film Festival

Braverman doesn't even once mention the fact that nearly 9,000 Palestinians have been killed in the last two weeks: around three times the number of Americans killed in 9/11. It is as if they are untermensch to her- invisible and needing literally no comment. She, and much of

Our Documentary won two awards at the Byron Bay International Film Festival. Congratulations to all Best Film Honorable Mention Best Byron Bay Filmmaker @freedomisbeautiful.film @mostafaazimitabar @craigfosterfootball Angus McDonald @nolan.verheij Jessleefoote

"Australian values" Anyone using this phrase in a question or statement should have to name 3.

The way the major parties reacted to the High Court decision shows that the major parties are always united against refugees. It’s shown that it’s important for these parties to have this competition of cruelty. Crikey crikey.com.au/2023/11/29/beh…

I cannot believe that the Israeli people can allow their political leaders to carry out these atrocities when the history of WW2 and the genocide carried out on the Jewish people is in living memory of many.Time for the UN to intervene.

For those on Stan., look out for a really important release tomorrow night, Sunday. ‘Freedom is Beautiful’, the story of my friends, two extraordinary Kurdish artists, filmmakers, humans and their path back from the living hell of Manus Island.

The very people you were told were worthless, emerge as amazing, creative, compassionate, soulful humans who are the perfect juxtaposition to those who lost their soul for political gain. It’s moving, raw, you’ll laugh and cry. Most of all, you’ll better understand what we did.

My dear friend, Sam Mostyn is a wonderful choice as Governor-General. In fact, she’s so good, the problem is that such a brilliant Australian can only ever aspire to Governor-General and not our Head of State. And today’s announcement really brings that home. Australian Republic Movement

Big congratulations to you brother!

Super excited to be selected as a finalist for this year’s #archibald prize with my portrait of the inspirational Professor Marcia Langton AO. Art Gallery NSW

Archibald 2024. Moz (Mostafa Azimitabar) doing amazing work of our friend, Angus McDonald and my mate, Julian Meagher. All great painters. And even better humans.

Congratulations to Angus McDonald On winning the #archibald Prize People’s Choice Award for his magnificent painting of Professor Marcia Langton, AO. The painting can be viewed at the Art Gallery of NSW. #AGNSW abc.net.au/news/2024-08-0…

Australia and the world was directly called to act last year to prevent genocide. It was not an opinion, but a legal ruling that firmly binds every State party to the rules agreed and commitments made. Despite countless official statements of concern, however, no action was