Hosted over two weeks across Melbourne, the HRAFF will open with The Square, a documentary feature that takes audiences straight to the epicentre of the Egyptian Revolution. The film received a nomination at this year’s Oscars for the Best Documentary Feature.
Festival program highlights include The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, a programming prodigy and hacktivist who committed suicide fighting for the freedom of information in the digital age; Vietnam/Australia: Voicing the Unspoken, an exhibition that features the work of Vietnamese natives and their harrowing experiences migrating to Australia as a Vietnamese refugee.
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Rich Hill will close the festival, followed by a Q&A with director Tracy Droz.
