Ex-CRLC student gets her first report card in the USA! We are all super proud of you Fery!
400 UTS Communications Students
Muzafar and I were lucky to be asked to speak to 400 1st Year Communication Students at UTS on Tuesday and Wednesday. We screened an extract of the film and then spoke at each of the tutorials afterwards. Afterwards we were interviewed on the University radio station, 2SER.
20 years ago I was a communications student. As I looked out at their faces I clearly recognised the looks on their faces. That 19 or 20 year old 'look of cool detachment' which masks their confusion, underlying feeling of insignificance and sheer terror at the world around them.
They grumbled as I made them sit together up front, their body language and reticence trying to prove they certainly had more interesting, exciting and important places to be and think about.
Then I loved watching their faces as Muzafar spoke. As they leaned forward in their chairs and quietly slid their protective laptop computers to the sides of their desks. They realised they were actually experiencing something, feeling something. Me too. Every time we speak, we learn something new ourselves. A new corner to our story connects up for us.
We came away with a lot of energy. Thanks Lucy, UTS and all the students.
Community Screenings of The Staging Post are coming
The word is getting out. New screenings announced. Get in touch if you'd like us to visit your neck of the woods.
We'll be in Newcastle on the 2nd of July at 4pm at the super groovy Royal Exchange on Bolton St. It's a great venue. The last time I was here we packed in the burly creme of Newcastle's surfing royalty to watch Searching For Michael Peterson. Very glad to be back at this great venue.
UTS will hold a screening on the 26th of July, during O-week. Screening room to be confirmed. Stay in touch on the Facebook page or the website for the latest details.
There's also been enquiries from Merimbula, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Perth. So hopefully some more announcements soon. If you are in those areas get in touch and you can help promote the events.
Look forward to meeting you all.
Hugs.
Yesterday Muzafar and I were invited to speak at the Ian Potter Gallery in Melbourne as part of Tom Nicholson's 'I was born in Indonesia' exhibition. To walk into the gallery and see all our friends on the video screens took our breath away. I was taken straight back to Cisarua. In the next room their lives and stories were played out over a giant diorama. What a joy to see, recognise and feel all the spirits in the moulded figurines.
One example. When Tom asked Farahnaz what she liked about Indonesia the most she said 'Hugs'. That their family hugged each other for the first time in Indonesia.
I love that the bravery of the refugees in Cisarua is spinning off in so many ways; artists like Tom creating powerful exhibitions and touring it around the country, Politicians visiting and entering Parliamentary Bills, Lecturers giving teacher training to the CRLC teachers, Journalists making news and TV reports. I just know it's going to continue and more people will join this movement.
One day I hope that the refugees in Cisarua can truly understand how far their simple act of teaching is being recognised and felt
Thanks Tom for giving this special work and thanks to the Ian Potter Gallery for having us. If you're in Melbourne go and see the exhibition. It's very close to the Melbourne Premiere of The Staging Post so make a day of it and visit the gallery too.
Tickets on sale now. Don't miss this.
Premiere Melbourne Screening of The Staging Post. 6:30pm on 18th June at Cinema Nova.
Do not miss this first public screening of The Staging Post in Melbourne. Muzafar and Jolyon will be there, and we'll Skype the school and Khadim in LA. Melbourne have been such great supporters of ours. Get in quick. This is going to be special. Tickets are already selling quickly.
The ground-breaking documentary, The Staging Post, is vital in shifting the understanding and debate in Australia to better understand the impact of our current policies. Tim O’Connor, Director, Refugee Council of Australia
Melbourne friends. Muzafar and Jolyon to speak at Ian Potter Museum this week.
For our favourite Melbourne friends, Muzafar and Jolyon will be in discussion at the Ian Potter Museum this Wednesday 31 May 2017, 12.30- 1.30pm.
The talk is part of Tom Nicholson's exhibition 'Finding Home: Personal stories of seeking asylum. Building a community', which features Khadim Dai's film footage and many of our great friends in Cisarua. We plan to get there early to look around. Come and join us before the talk if you can.
Host your own screening of The Staging Post!
‘A phenomenally powerful documentary.’
‘Today was so incredible! One of the best days at uni!’
‘This is by far the highlight of my uni experience over the past three years.’
Host your own screening of ground-breaking documentary, The Staging Post.
The Premiere Community Screening Tour is kicking off at Refugee Week 2017 and we are looking for community screening partners. Would you like to host a screening in your local city?
After four years we cannot wait to screen this film. Even our test screenings have received standing ovations.
All the screenings will be fundraisers for the Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre (CRLC) and, if we can get there, the film will be introduced by director, Jolyon Hoff and the co-founder of the CRLC, Muzafar Ali.
We’ll bring the film anywhere you can provide a space and a group of people. We can arrange the proper file delivery so you can screen in your local cinema, or we can screen in your local community hall, backyard, favourite cafe or bar on our own screen and projector. We have the social media and ticketing system all set up to go. All we need is you!
Are you a School teacher or University lecturer. We’d love to introduce the film to your class.
Showing the world what refugees are capable of!
Dear CRLC Family,
The Staging Post and the Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre are showing the world how Australian’s respond to people in need. The refugee’s are showing the world what they are capable of when given a chance.
To all our supporters and especially the repeat supporters out there. Thank you so so much. We seriously could not have gotten here without you. We hope that once this film goes out into the world we will build a great big community of people just like yourselves, but right now we need some some help to get the film finished. Some of the final finishing elements of making a film are the most expensive and can’t be avoided.
Are you able to help once more? Do you have some family or friends who you might like to support the film? Please share to your social networks. If you can make a tax-deductible donation to help the film over the line, Here’s the link.
At the moment the Cisarua Learning Inc has $395 in monthly donations. If we can get that monthly figure to $2000, we can pretty much guarantee the CRLC's existence for as long as it is needed, and we can focus on accompanying more refugee initiatives in Indonesia. Can you spare 10/20/50 dollars a month? Here’s that link.
Any further supporters this week will also have their name in the credits of the film. Let your friends and family know that they can also stand with us!
We are going to let the world know that Australians know how to make use our privilege.
Thank you once more from deep in our hearts. We look forward to seeing you at the screenings.
Sincerely
Jolyon, Muzafar and Khadim and the CRLC Family.
What a list! The CRLC and Staging Post supporters.
If you are on this list you are part of the CRLC family! Thanks you so much, we could not have come this far without your help. If we have missed your name or it is spelt incorrectly please let me know at jolyonhoff (at) gmail.com
If you know someone we have missed please let me know. We want to make sure everyone is recognised.
Thanks
Jolyon
Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre Supporters.
Jennifer Moberg
Margaret Spencer
Regina Rosi
Gulnaz Beg
Laura Claus
Rosie Yuille
Karmen Condic-Jurkic
Sally Paxton
Gael Walker
Gavin MacLaren
Michael Bachelard
Chrissy Kavanagh
Marie Rosewarne
Elisabeth Kramer
Beverley Kokkinn
Marion Harding
Vicki Burkett
Mike James
Helen Sage
Cath Beynon
Tania Boyd
Vijhai Utheyan
Laura BLackwell
Gael Walker
Louise Hayman
Sue McGinley
Ian Johnston
Jess Henderson
Nikki Henderson
Elizabeth Freeman
Sidra Haidari
Russell Smith
Bronwyn
McNamee
Jenn Roberts
Gulnaz Beg
Jennifer Moberg
Maria Isabel
Osorio
Angus Hamilton
Troy Schultz
Edith Champtaloup
Gulnaz Beg
Samuel Clark
Jill Thomas
tanya sparke
Mary Brogger
Linda Muir
Timothy Mackay
Jen Makin
Penny Gilmour
Anne Parnis
Penny Gilmour
Janey Dolan
Suzanne Brown
Giselle Stollznow
Mairi Langton
Suzanne Nugent
William Lee
Edwina Maidment
Zoe Grant
Karmen Condic-Jurkic
Stephanie Gascon
Sally Paxton
Joyce Yee
Jasmine Thng
Khai Fang
Nina Burridge
Sybille Frank
Martha Morrison
Martha Ansara
Jane Wallace
Hamizah Haidi
Zhong Ng
Gayatri Acharya
Lambro Johnson
Lee Shan Tse
Susan Scott
Melody Hasse
Ben Plant
Ruth Waller
Prabhu Silvam
David Evans
Karma Lau
Debra Boncardo
Kate Rayson
Michael Hanneberry
Lucy Collins
Elizabeth Raleigh
Kate Audino
Peter Thannhauser
Lambro Johnson
Kiara Mucci
Ron Witton
Clair Amery
Lesley Ashwood
Margaret Spencer
Catherine Peters
Elizabeth Arcus
Lee Murray
Alexandra Readman
Stephen Axelsen
Ruth Waller
Marcia Watson
Anne Parois
Elizabeth Freeman
Sidra Haidari
Russell Smith
Peta Hoff
Brad Hoff
Georgia Mooney
Bronwyn McNamee
Jenn Roberts
Maria Isabel
Osorio
Angus Hamilton
Troy Schultz
Edith Champtaloup
Samuel Clark
Jill Thomas
Tanya Sparke
Patrick Mooney
Mary Brogger
Linda Muir
Timothy Mackay
Jen Makin
Penny Gilmour
Anne Parnis
Janey Dolan
Michael James
Helen Leeder
Debra Boncardo
Thomas Christensen
Reed Tew
Rachael Maza
Awi Stewart
Robin Bush
Jamie Horsfield
Alejandro Erquicia
Rossana Tagliapietra
Lee Shan Tse
Edwi Tander
Preethi Selvaraj
Eva Orner
Simon Taaffe
Shannon Schubert
Suzan Piper
Hayatullah Nowruzi
Kelly Lee
Suliaman khasheea
Adrienne Stone
R A Blake
Leah Swann
D Sweeney
Marie Whitty
Roland Mooney
Elizabeth
Susan Duggin
Sophie Blackall
Michael James
Robyn McIntyre
Katrina May
Jill Thomas
Melanie Morrison
Richard Christian
Rijck van der Gracht
Sally Clark
Matthew Stephens
S L Sage-Jacobson
Matthew Zurstrassen
Patrick Mooney
Ms A E Kinnear
Emma McGowan
Timothy Prewitt
Catherine Peters
James Brewis Calver
Georgia Mooney
Sarah Goulding
Brian Tress
Linda R Briskman
Sim Kok Eng Amy
David R Isaac
Sophie Waincymer
Susanne Holste
Mr C V Bowden
Graeme Isaac
Henry Rajendra
Saskia Doherty
Carly Copolov
Dan Witting
Timothy Mackay
Martha Morrison
David Ferguson
Caitlin Welch
Penelope Gilmour
Kathleen Beegle
Marion Webster
Samuel Clark
Jaffar Ali Hazara
Angus Hamilton
Anthony Henshaw
David Liebhold
Blanka Dudas
Laughton-Mutu
Andonea Dickson
John Gulzari
Brigitte Staples
Anne Monchamp
Kristen Manson
Lara Jonata
Katherine Roberts
Catherine Crowley
Katherine Green
Lucia Skerlikova
Peter Hayward
Fatima Shafaie
Miss A Chapman
Danielle Moylan
Madeleine Hetherton
Nami Nelson
Kathryn McCormack
Dianne Law
Jennifer Makin
Kate Lancaster
Catherine Mpofu
John Furler
Mrs M A Kain
Baqir Asghari
Louise Olliff
Alex Poll
Milena Stefanova
Helen Johnson
Kaknika Pon
Rebecca Barton
Sophie Hyde
Naheed Bilgrami
Kirstie LInklater
Linda Muir
Rosamond Murn
Ahmad Shuja
Aastha Hora
Marie O'Dwyer
Samantha Jane Pryse
Peter Grullemans
Alice Arnold
Rosalind Hammond
Tracey Donahue
Janey Dolan
Simone Murray
Kate Francis
S Litz
Prof David L Copolov
Tessa Piper
damien hughes
Annie McCall
Julia Charles
Gayle Morrow
Ewa Wojkowska
Joseph Isaac
Galina Witting
Darren Werner
Sally McCausland
Rebecca Reeves
Dr Robin Collier
Michelle Anne Sandall
Lisa Maree Brady
Sarah Goulding
Helen Johnson
Jennifer Roberts
Rose Isaac
David Ferguson
Sally Wodzinski
Raymond Kiley
Lynne Murphy
Julianne Crowley
Edward Aspinall
Helen Leeder
Peter Millard
Jean Lewis
Michael James
Helen Leeder
Debra Boncardo
Thomas Christensen
Reed Tew
Burgmann Residents’ Association
T Piper
Cornelis Hoff
Patrick Mooney
Ben Goldsmith
Katrina Retallick
Nadia Clancy
Stephanie Slewka
Sarah Pavy
Emma Pritchard
Belinda Richards
A Whitten
Diane Bell
William Maley
Mary Mayo
Dr PR Sage
Jane Wallace
Dr Helen M Sage
Cath Beynon
Gabrielle Thomas
Bradley Hoff
Jo-Anne Ruscoe
Tanya Burrows
A Whitten
Lara Lyttleton-Moor
Adam Copolov
Pamela Jacobs
Peta Hoff
Paul Kelman
Lynelle B Hammer
Maartje Sevenster
Katherine Hayne
Karen L Forde
Jorge Herrera
Jeffrey Waincymer
Ken Haley
Eunice Lau
Ken & Maxine Clark
Najeeb Najeebullah
Aimee Cesarin
Jamie Horsfield
Louise Olliff
Katie Richmond
Andrew McAllan
Siobhan Clair
Jamie Horsfield
Jacqueline Malins
Nils Langford
Julia Frei
Hannah Brunsdon
Marie Hapke
Helen Reilly
Patrick Mooney
Russell Swan
Alex Matthews
Deb Campbell
Roslyn Girvan
Suzanne Dixon
Marianne De Souza
Lindsay Flakelar
Andrew Dodd
Jeremy Perrott
Casey Homann
Laura Garrett
Ashley Porter
Sumnima Dewan
Eva Corley
Rachel Hayter
Hannah Dixon
Rebecca Henschke
Dyah Pandam Mitayani
Alicia Darker
Rachael Dexter
Marlene
Josh Dye
Antje Misshbach
Sally Clark
Katrina May
Besleigh Cook
Alice Fogelberg
Ali Asghari
Rosie Isaac
Eros Djarot
Wendy Harris
Roswita Kristy
Elis JRS
Diah JRS
Olivia
Sidnei
Elisa
Margaret Spencer
William Ryan
Toni Benson
JAYDE
Nathan Brown
Anna Whyte
Kate Ditchburn
Melanie Kilby
Angus Hamilton
Prabhu Silvam
Kenneth Lee
Maylea Moreno
Carmen Morno
Lucy Fiske
Tessa Welch
ACICIS
Hilly Montague
Damian
Nina
Han Nguyen
Milly Pink
Jessie Chiang
Amy Mccann
Breeanna Tirant bree.
Megan Sutherland
Ashley Carter
Robyn Henderson
Tim Watts MP
Scud
Documentary Australia Foundation Supporters
Violet Roumeliotis
Lisa Button
Rosamond Murn
Martha Morrison
Gab and Llew
Ben Plant
David Isaac
Brian and Marijke Tress
Sybille Frank
Sophie Blackall
Tessa Piper
Damien Hughes
Julianne Crowley
Marianne De Souza
Jo Ruscoe
Jane Wallace
Stephen Charles
Julianne Crowley
Marianne De Souza
Laurel Mackenzie
colin case
Tim and Peter
Helen Hayes
Anonymous
Dorothee Muller
Ailsa Lamont
Ted Smillie
Ross & Pam McKenzie
Charles Bowden
Anonymous
Madeleine Hetherton
Alice & Gary
Lotte St Clair
Andrew Dodd
Ruth Thomas
Rick Clise
Monica Penders
Milena Stefanova
Tessa Piper
Jenn Roberts
Anonymous
Emma McGowan
Janice Candy
Lisa Button
Gavin MacLaren
Mim Bartlett
John Hoff
Jodie Catherine
17th in Sydney, 18th in Melbourne. Do not miss this!
Four years in the making, The Staging Post will be having it's first official full-length outing as part of Refugee Week 2017. The final details are being arranged but it's going to be the 17th of June in Sydney and the 18th of June in Melbourne.
Mark down those dates and DO NOT miss tickets. These screenings are going to be special and will sell out in no time. Like our Facebook page for the latest information.
There are extra screenings being arranged in Sydney and Brisbane. If you would like to arrange your own Refugee Week screening, please get in touch.
The Rosegarden of Light.
"This is just wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. I'm quite speechless to be honest and utterly privileged to be part of such an important project." Sadie Harrison
This kind of thing keeps happening at The Staging Post.
When we were looking for music, and knowing we would not have a budget for a composer, we asked Jennifer Moberg. We have never met Jennifer, but she has visited the CRLC a number of times to teach music and we knew she had taught at Afghanistan National Institute of Music.
She recommended we listen to a CD called The Rosegarden of Light by Sadie Harrison. A collaboration of Afghan and western musicians. As soon as we heard it we knew it was perfect, almost as if Sadie had actually composed the music for the film. It was seriously uncanny. Sometime we would lay the music on the timeline and the final bar and note would land right on our final shot!
We contacted Sadie about licensing the music. She and Martin at Toccata Classics were magnificent and agreed to allow us to use the music. Now we can't wait for you to hear how it complements our film perfectly.
To complete the circle, we showed Sadie the offline version of the film and her response is above. The whole story warms our hearts. It proves that we will never know the life our creations will lead.
Follow the links below to purchase The Rosegarden of Light or to find out more about the Afghanistan National Institute of Music.
Thank you Sadie, thank you Martin and thank you Toccata Classics. We look forward to meeting one day.
DVD and poster designs
Some early DVD and poster designs from the talented Slavisa Starcev.
Another incredible screening
"Thank you so much for sharing your extraordinary stories and your wonderful film with our students. You will never know what a profound impact you have had – those two sessions mean that 150 future social workers will go out into the world and work with hundreds, even thousands, of people with the knowledge that they can ‘be the change they want to see’ and work, from the ground up, in truly respectful ways." Associate Professor, Susan Goodwin. THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
A day we will never forget
Yesterday Muzafar and I presented a nearly finished edit of the film to a class at Sydney University and the response was overwhelming. It was the first time the film had been shown to an audience and the first time Muzafar had seen the film in it's entirety.
Afterwards there was a standing ovation and stunned silence. No-one in the room could even gather their breath to ask a question in the Q&A. Thanks to Sydney University and Susan Goodwin. We will never forget this moment.
I was deeply moved and extremely intrigued throughout the whole lecture, and this is by far the highlight of my uni experience over the past three years so far.
Dajana, Sydney University, Education Student
Last year the community in Cisarua captured my heart, today watching The Staging Post and talking with you both, I was reminded why. I stand with you in your endeavours.
DR MARGARET SPENCER | Lecturer
Today was so incredible! One of the best days at uni! Thank you @thestagingpost for sharing your story with us and the world. We're so humbled by your courage to tell us your stories and we promise to do our best as social work students to serve the world however we can. Can't thank you enough!
Audrey LIsing, Sydney University, Social Work Student
This is the look of pure joy and gratitude that comes from the privilege of truly listening to another human's true story of survival and resilience and the empathy and awe that grows as a result.
Sydney University, Social Work Student.
@thestagingpost is a phenomenally powerful documentary and we were honoured today to be part of its first screening, and to witness the strength, creativity and boldness of Hazara refugees in Indonesia who boldly are creating change in their community.
Sydney University, Social Work Student
The Staging Post to feature at Refugee Week 2017
We are very excited to announce that The Staging Post will be the official featured film at Refugee Week 2017 – Sunday 18 June to Saturday 24 June 2017.
"The Refugee Council of Australia sees the ground-breaking documentary The Staging Post, as a crucial component of the refugee experience that is unknown to an Australian audience, and vital in shifting the understanding and debate in Australia to better understand the impact of our current policies. To this ends the Refugee Council of Australia is committed to making The Staging Post the feature film at the inaugural Refugee Film Festival and include the film in media screenings and as the central focus of our event."
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