Colourfest

But that’s set to change with the arrival of Colourfest, an emerging national film festival focusing on the works of culturally diverse filmmakers in Australia. The festival showcases the best culturally diverse talent in films from around Australia. The festival reflects the reality of contemporary Australia represented through Chinese, Vietnamese, Samoan, Spanish, Iranian, Punjabi, Arabic and Greek stories. Films selected include stories about a Samoan girl trying to escape her big, loud family and their rundown house to spend the day in a display home, only to discover her way back to her family. Another film reflects on the story of a teenage refugee from Sudan, struggling to cope with his new life, but finding hope for the future through the power of music.