Bimblebox

Bimblebox

Austrian premiere
Mike O’Connell
AU, 2012, 72 min
Sprache
English OV
Co-präsentiert von
ÖH KF-Uni Graz & Transition Graz
Filmgespräch mit
protagonist Paola Cassoni *live via Videostream*
Thursday June 6th - 16:00

Australia is the worlds largest exporter of coal, providing almost one third of the worlds supply. It is impossible to address climate change without looking at Australia’s role in the planets climate future.
 
At this critical time, when so much coal and coal seam gas expansion is planned in Australia, Bimblebox exposes the destructiveness of this industry to our climate, communities and environment. It tells the stories of the people fighting for their homes and culture.  
 
The film is about much more than the Bimblebox Nature Refuge in Western Central Queensland, facing destruction to make way for Clive Palmer’s China First Coal mine. It is a cautionary tale, exposing the devastating effects of mining, warning what might be in store for other regions if planned expansions of the coal and coal seam gas industries go ahead worldwide.