The Surry Hills Film Night: Free Films To Make You Think was set up in 2013 by Sara Lubowitz and Diane Macdonald in collaboration with Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre. We showed documentary films to capacity crowds at the Centre on Crown Street in Surry Hills, Sydney.

The films we showed included:
The Bully – about bullying in schools
Access to the Danger Zone – about the work that Medecins Sans Frontieres do in the world’s worst danger zones
A Common Purpose – about the death penalty trial in South Africa that changed the country
It’s a Girl – about the injustice that girls and women face throughout the world

Guest speakers and filmmakers were invited to each movie screening to talk in depth about the issues discussed in the films and answer questions from the audience. Representatives of OZ harvest, Australian Human Rights Centre, Documentary Australia, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Gay & Lesbian Rights Lobby and other organisations attended the film nights.





We believe that everyone should have access to film about issues that affect our world, and that is why we are determined to continue the project in 2014. Here are a few films that we hope to show:

Outlawed in Pakistan – rape and the justice system in Pakistan
God Loves Uganda – religion and gay & lesbian people in Uganda
The Finnish Phenomenon – education
Numbered – tattoos and their meaning for Holocaust survivals

We want to continue to show recent ground-breaking documentaries in 2014 and inspire people to get involved with the issues and topics that are bigger than our own neighbourhood.

We need approximately $500 for each film night.
$300 will buy the film and rights to screen
$100 for refreshments. Each guest recieves a glass of wine and a bag of popcorn!
$50 prommotion
$50 staff costs

The risk is if this campaign does not succeed these films and their message will not be shared with the community.