Name: EFF25: These Sacred Hills (2024)
Start: 2025-10-18T03:10:00+11:00
Location: Palace Kino Cinema

Take a deep dive into energy, Indigenous sovereignty and the politics of power, with the Australian premiere of powerful Yakama Nation documentary ‘These Sacred Hills’ (2024), two Aboriginal shorts on solar energy and self-determination from Original Power, and a brief insight from behind-the-scenes.
⚡These Sacred Hills⚡
2024, United States, Documentary | Australian Premiere
Facing an existential threat from a proposed green energy project, the Rock Creek Band of the Yakama Nation fight to protect their sacred sites and cultural resources. In a last-ditch effort to be heard, they open their community and reveal parts of their sacred culture for the first time.
Weaving together tradition, activism, community and beautiful moments, filmmakers Jacob Bailey and Christopher Ward present a powerful, tender portrait of a community’s fight to protect their sacred lands from continued colonial extraction. | @sacredhillsfilm
⚡ Original Power Solar Shorts⚡
Australia, Documentary | Big Screen Premiere
Two shorts looking at the impact of the Ngardara and Marlinja solar projects, showing how the Aboriginal community-action group Original Power is working with local communities to improve energy security for homelands and keep people connected to Country.
Presented by Monash University.
Part of Environmental Film Festival '25. Tickets & passes available at: https://events.humanitix.com/environmental-film-festival-2025
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About EFF25 - 16 - 23 October
Environmental Film Festival is back! 💚
Enjoy Australia's premier environmental cinema showcase, with features, shorts, documentaries, cine-art, talks, community activities and more.
This October, join us on Wurundjeri Country and Boon wurrung Country and explore how 'Environment Is Everywhere', through stories of urban living, nature and beyond, with the best eco-cinema from around the world.
Experience 23 films, including 15 premieres, four talks & panels, two community gatherings and one very special festival party.
In this time of climate crises, reconsider the world around you through a series of incredible films and events, and marvel at how Environment Is Everywhere.
Find our more at environmentalfilms.org.au