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Riot is an Australian drama television film that aired on ABC and ABC iview on February 25, 2018. The film is directed by Jeffrey Walker from a screenplay by Greg Waters and a story by Carrie Anderson. It stars Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel, Jessica De Gouw, and Josh Quong Tart. The ABC’s long-awaited LGBTIQ rights telemovie Riot will screen this weekend, as the historic 40th anniversary Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras celebrations continue. The movie follows key figures who were part of Sydney’s first gay rights activist group CAMP (Campaign Against Moral Persecution) NSW and the landmark protest on June 24 In the year of release, the 40th Anniversary of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, "Riot" is a telemovie about the very first one held on Saturday 24th June 1978 at 10pm, which was met with unexpected and some would say excessive violence from the police. Riot: Directed by Jeffrey Walker. With Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel, Jessica De Gouw. A group of people are stuck in a fight against the law who has paused the decision to decriminalize homosexuality. The highly anticipated telemovie RIOT about the first Mardi Gras march in 1978 will screen on ABC and ABC iview on Sunday 25th February at 8.30pm.. Starring an outstanding line up of Australian talent, headlined by Damon Herriman, Kate Box, Xavier Samuel and Jessica de Gouw, Riot shines a spotlight on Australia’s 1970s Gay Rights Movement and the passionate individuals who were unwavering in And with another milestone for the LGBTQ community reached in December with the legalisation of same-sex marriage, there seems no better time to revisit the largely untold story that led to the first Mardi Gras. The ABC’s telemovie RIOT depicts the years leading up to and the events of the 1978 parade. ABC telemovie Riot explores the violent beginnings of what is today one of Australia’s greatest celebrations, the Mardi Gras. Kate Box as Marg McMann and Damon Herriman as Lance Gowland in ABC Telemovie Riot (2018) tells the story of the courage and passion behind Australia’s first Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. In late 1970s Sydney, when homosexuality is still a crime, a group of activists don fancy dress, join hands and parade down Oxford Street – unaware that angry police lie in wait, and that history is about to be written. A screening of the award-winning film Riot was organised by Green Left and Socialist Alliance Sydney on July 16 to celebrate the 44th anniversary of the 1978 Mardi Gras. . The film was followed by a discussion featuring 78ers Ken Davis, Robyn Plaister and Pride in Protest activist Wei Thai-Hayn Riot shines a spotlight on Australia's 1970s Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement and the passionate individuals who, facing ever-present adversity, conceived a celebration of LGBTQI diversity that changed the nation. I think Riot, particularly in the way it's structured, is quite a brave film. It doesn't try to glorify the story of the first Mardi Gras or recast the gaining of gay rights as some kind of dramatic collective social awakening. Attend the Exit 33: Mardi Gras, Kaylin Roberson, Audio Riot & More! event in Verona, NY at the Exit 33 - Turning Stone: The Gig, Tin Rooster & Turquoise Tiger, in Verona located at 5218 Patrick Rd. The event starts at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, Feb 28, 2025. We want to hear from you if you have an event to share or updates to this event. Exit 33: Mardi Gras, Audio Riot & More! is happening on Friday, Feb 28, 2025 at 7:00pm at the venue Exit 33 - Turning Stone: The Gig, Tin Rooster & Turquoise Tiger in Ve With a cast as extraordinary as this, Riot promises to be a stirring, landmark television event in time for the 40th anniversary of the birth of Mardi Gras.” On behalf of Werner Film Productions, writer Greg Waters says “at a time when the struggle for LGBTQ rights is far from over, it was a privilege to explore the lives of pioneering Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the last weekend of Mardi Gras: Dr. Jason Kent must decide between accepting a chance to become famous as a research scientist, which will mean leaving New Orleans and giving up the girl he loves, Susan Corvier, or staying in his father's practice among the poor; Father Victor Carducci is Mardi Gras Massacre: Directed by Jack Weis. With Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment, William Metzo, Laura Misch Owens. Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Seattle Mardi Gras riot occurred on February 27, 2001, when disturbances broke out in the Pioneer Square neighborhood during Mardi Gras celebrations in Seattle, Washington. There were numerous random attacks on revelers over a period of about three and a half hours. The 1978 Mardi Gras parade. The Pride History Group, Author provided. As a high school teacher working for the NSW Department of Education, “coming out” posed a major risk for me – it could It seems like that last Fat Tuesday riot in 2001 was the biggest news story since the WTO riots but it didn't last long because shortly before 11am the next morning was when the Nisqually earthquake hit. Exit 33: Mardi Gras, Kaylin Roberson, Audio Riot & More! is happening on Friday, Feb 28, 2025 at 7:00pm at the venue Exit 33 - Turning Stone: The Gig, Tin Rooster & Turq
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