A GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY THAT GIVES VOICE TO ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE PARTNER KIT PRISONSONGS.COM.AU

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1 A GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY THAT GIVES VOICE TO ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE PARTNER KIT

2 WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY FILM THAT EXPOSES THE REAL TRAGEDY BEHIND THE SHOCKINGLY HIGH PRISON RATES OF AB- ORIGINAL PEOPLE. IT DOES THIS WITH HU- MOUR, SENSITIVITY AND PURPOSE. We have the support of leading Australian businesses, Indigenous leaders, community organisations, philanthropists and key influencers. We have harnessed the knowledge, insight and networks of these partners to build a campaign that aims to raise awareness and shine a light on the solutions. We invite you to partner with us. Take this film. Raise awareness. Change minds. Break down barriers. Help build communities that keep our Indigenous kids at home. Where they belong.

3 THE FILM VISIT TO WATCH THE TRAILER Prison Songs is a groundbreaking documentary that gives voice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are impacted by the criminal justice system. Shot entirely behind bars, this funny yet achingly sad account of eventful lives is delivered via the musical performances of real people imprisoned in a Darwin jail. The film features a number of male and female protagonists, each with their own story. Common themes emerge linking the tales disadvantage, family violence, drugs and alcohol. While the music was written by Shellie Morris and Casey Bennetto the award-winning composer of Keating: The Musical the lyrics are the participants own words. The stories portrayed in the film expose the real tragedy behind the lives of the people who are locked away from our view the underlying poverty, disadvantage and discrimination faced by many Aboriginal communities and the lack of basic services and support systems available to them. The stories convey the inter-generational nature of trauma, grief and poverty. They give a human and vulnerable face to the problems that so many of us ignore or are simply not aware of. Prison Songs presents a unique opportunity to shift the conversation about reducing the over-imprisonment of Aboriginal people, through focusing on providing better supports and services that address the underlying reasons why people come into contact with the criminal justice system in the first place. 03

4 JOIN US HOST A SCREENING BECOME A PARTNER BECOME AN ADVOCATE OR AMBASSADOR MAKE AN INTRODUCTION SHARE YOUR EXPERT KNOWLEDGE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND TAKE ACTION SHARE PRISON SONGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACT US PROJECT LEADER Julie Susie Buxton Meagher julie@prisonsongs.com.au 0403 susie@prisonsongs.com.au PROJECT ADVISORS Ben Schokman- Schokman Consulting Ben Schokman, Director of Advocacy, Human Rights Law Centre Ruth Barson- Human Rights Law Centre Julie Buxton CTR Coalition Advisor FILM TEAM Kelrick Martin Kelrick Harry Bardwell Martin Harry Bardwell 04

5 GOOD PITCH AUSTRALIA Prison Songs was one of 6 documentaries selected to be a part of Good Pitch Australia Good Pitch brings together filmmakers with campaigners, philanthropists, community organisations, policymakers, broadcasters and key players in the film industry, around leading social and environmental issues, to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners, good for the films and good for society. The following incredible people sat at the Prison Songs table at the Good Pitch event in September 2015 and pledged their support: PROFESSOR TOM CALMA (FORMER SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSIONER, COCHAIR RECONCILIATION AUST) KIRSTIE PARKER (CO-CHAIR, CHANGE THE RECORD COALITION) HUGH DE KRETSER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CENTRE) SARAH HOPKINS (CHAIR, JUST REINVEST) CLAIRE MALLINSON (NATIONAL DIRECTOR, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL) DEAN WIDDERS (WELFARE AND EDUCATION MANAGER, NATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE) CATH BROKENBOROUGH (CHAIR, LEND LEASE RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN PANEL) RUTH OAKDEN (MANAGER, SECOND STEP PROGRAM, TOLL CORPORATION) KEENAN MUNDINE (ADVOCATE AND YOUTH WORKER, WEAVE) ALEX SHAIN (RECONCILIATION AUSTRALIA) Good Pitch2 Australia is brought to Australia by the Shark Island Institute and Documentary Australia Foundation, with the support of Community Partners Philanthropy Australia and Pro Bono Australia. Prison Songs is sincerely grateful for the opportunity gifted to it by Good Pitch. 05