Film & Arts Mackay charity screening to support deaf students

Film & Arts Mackay will host a special charity film night on Friday 8^th May, raising funds to support Mackay primary students attending an annual camp for deaf children.

The evening will feature the French film My Brother's Band, which organisers selected following its major success at the Cannes Film Festival.

Organisers describe the film as an engaging, crowd-pleasing choice they believe will resonate with a wide-ranging audience while helping boost fundraising efforts for the students.

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The film has taken home multiple international awards including an Audience Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival 2024, an Audience Award at the American French Film Festival 2024 and a Cannes Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.

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Description: A sensation at Cannes and a box office hit, Emmanuel Courcol’s My Brother’s Band follows two estranged siblings brought together by music. Thibaut (Benjamin Lavernhe), a renowned orchestra conductor, discovers after a health scare that he was adopted. He finds his younger brother, Jimmy (Pierre Lottin), a school cafeteria worker and trombone player in a community band. Though their lives differ, Thibaut sees Jimmy’s talent and aims to nurture it. A crowd favourite, My Brother’s Band blends humour and heart in a moving, feel-good story. Bring your family, your friends and some tissues.

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Event Details

My Brother’s Band
Film & Arts Mackay Charity Fundraiser
Rated: M
7.30pm Friday 8 May
Cook Theatre, CQUniversity Ooralea Campus, Building 1 (at the end of the road)

Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/DKULT

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