AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Red Earth Films recently completed it’s national tour of Street Dreams.

Here’s a couple of links of blog entries that we wrote to wrap up the events:

• this is the final wrap-up
• here are a small sample of the great and generous testimonials we received by movie-goers
• here’s a gallery of photos from the trip (opens in a public gallery on Facebook)
• you can see where the tour played at on the chart below

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If you’re new to the Street Dreams documentary, have a quick look at our Film page or to read a brief about the film and our Australian Tour, skip down to the bottom of the page to read a bit about this film we’ve been working on for the past couple of years.

If you’d like to DONATE to Red Earth Films and help us make more films like this one, we greatly appreciate your generosity! This film was largely made off our own backs and from the help of friends and family; your financial gift is of enormous help as films like this by indie filmmakers like us are difficult to get traditionally funded. You can gift us directly to our account, or as a tax-deductible donation:

• Direct Deposit (no tax receipt): BSB: 034002  Account: 174114  Account name: RED EARTH FILM PRODUCTIONS
• For a tax-deductible receipt for your donation, go through Documentary Australia

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Here’s an overview of where the Australian Tour of 2012 screened:

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	DATE		CITY	VENUE (map pop-up)
	17 Aug		Brisbane	Tribal Theatre
	22 Aug		Melbourne	Cinema Nova, Carlton
	23 Aug		Melbourne, South Morang	Plenty Valley Church
	25 Aug		Melbourne	Grow Church, Ringwood
	25 Aug		Adelaide North	Craigmore Church
	26 Aug		Adelaide CBD	Mercury Cinema
	27 Aug		Adelaide	Parks Community Centre, Angle Park
	28 Aug		Adelaide South	Adelaide College of Ministries, Klemzig
	28 Aug		Devonport, TAS	Gateway Church
	29 Aug		Launceston, TAS	Tramshed Function Centre
	30 Aug		Hobart North	State Cinema
	3 Sept		Sydney SE	The Ritz, Randwick
	5 Sept		Sydney-North	Berowra Baptist
	6 Sept		Central Coast, NSW	Avoca Arts Beach Theatre
	10 Sept		QLD Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore	Event Cinemas, Sunshine Coast Plaza
	11 Sept		QLD Sunshine Coast, Buderim	Lifepointe Baptist Church
	12 Sept		Brisbane North	Event Cinemas, Chermside
	13 Sept		Brisbane SW, Inala	Westside Multicultural Baptist Church
	16 Sept		QLD Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin High School
	17 Sept		QLD Gold Coast, Broadbeach	Event Cinemas, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre
	20 Sept		Brisbane SE	Event Cinemas, Garden City Mt. Gravatt

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The film is a collaboration of passionate and supportive individuals and organisations with Jason Bray (director/producer) and Mike Crowhurst (editor/cinematographer/producer) at the helm. Street Dreams explores the world of girls trafficked into the South East Asian sex trade, and those trying to save them. Through interviews, hidden camera footage and input from those working on the edge, Street Dreams is a raw and gripping look at the hopes and dreams of those struggling to free themselves from the ruthless international flesh trade that threatens to consume their very souls.

Our goal is to raise awareness of the brutality of the global human trafficking industry, focusing in particular on the many under-age girls who are being forced into sexual slavery. Through films like Street Dreams and tour events like this one, we want to showcase the incredibly diligent, brave and sacrificial people who are fighting these injustices so that viewers who are new the issue can feel inspired and equipped to combat it as well. Through the film, there are amazing stories of resilience, rescue and renewal, complete with a dramatic attempt to save a girl from her captors and moments of sheer awe in the sacrifice one human is willing to make for another.

The Street Dreams Tour was presented with our touring partner Destiny Rescue who helped organise venues to screen the film plus gave a local face to an organisation who are successfully fighting human trafficking.

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Thanks for your continued support of this issue and of Australian independent filmmakers! Cinemagoers like yourself help to keep our industry alive and important films being made!

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