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Meet the director of Balibo at Cinema Nova

This evening, Cinema Nova will host the opening night screening of the new film Balibo, which tells the story of war correspondent Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) and the young José Ramos-Horta investigating the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975. The screening will be followed by a Q and A session moderated by La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion with director Robert Connolly, cast members of the film, and author Jill Jolliffe.

Meet the director of Balibo at Cinema Nova

This evening, Cinema Nova will host the opening night screening of the new film Balibo, which tells the story of war correspondent Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) and the young José Ramos-Horta investigating the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975. The screening will be followed by a Q and A session moderated by La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion with director Robert Connolly, cast members of the film, and author Jill Jolliffe.

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Balibo: a film every journalism student should see

Robert Connolly’s Balibo is a moving and powerful Australian-made film about a people struggling for independence… and the tragic story of six Australian journalists passionate to get their story told. Erdem Koc was at the film’s opening night in Melbourne.

Meet the director of Balibo at Cinema Nova

This evening, Cinema Nova will host the opening night screening of the new film Balibo, which tells the story of war correspondent Roger East (Anthony LaPaglia) and the young José Ramos-Horta investigating the murders of the Balibo Five in 1975. The screening will be followed by a Q and A session moderated by La Trobe’s Lawrie Zion with director Robert Connolly, cast members of the film, and author Jill Jolliffe.