Race Matters / On forging community cinema spaces

07.12.25
A still of an opening title at a Miya Miya screenign where Karim's silhouette stands in front of it. There is Arabic and English text artfully outlined on the screen.
Aired on 07.12.25, 10:00am

On today's show, Alicia Zhao and Bruce Koussaba (of Liberation Cinema) are in conversation with the brilliant and staunch organiser of Miya Miya Film Club, Karim Nasser. Miya Miya is a grassroots, community film screening space, carved out as a gathering place for discovery, dialogue and connection - centred around cinema from the SWANA region. Together, Alicia, Bruce and Karim talk about why these independent microcinema spaces matter, how they reshape possibility, and act as a conduit for building a more expansive creative scene in so-called Sydney.

Learn more about Miya Miya here:

Website: https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/miyamiyafilmclub

Next event: https://www.miyamiyafilmclub.com/upcoming-events/i-cant-think-straight

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