We Are Not Powerless + Filmmaker Q&A

Name: We Are Not Powerless + Filmmaker Q&A
Genre: Documentry
Released: 2026-06-07
Duration: 1 h 30 min

Screening with a post-film Q&A with directors co-directors Muzafar Ali and Jolyon Hoff. Ten years ago Muzafar Ali and his wife Nagina escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan. They found themselves living in Indonesia as refugees when Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Determined to do something, they started a small two room school, which soon became the hub of a community and the most successful refugee-led initiative in the world. We Are Not Powerless tells the story of what can happen when a community refuses to give in and work together for hope, love, and education. We Are Not Powerless builds on the success and continues the story of Muzafar and Jolyon’s previous film The Staging Post. The Staging Post screened in cinemas and at hundreds of schools, universities and community events around Australia. It helped connect thousands of refugees and non-refugees in a community which now spreads around the world. “I’d love for as many people as possible to see the work of Jolyon Hoff and Muzafar Ali” Andrea Michaels MP, Minister for the Arts South Australia “A moving, powerful, urgent and deeply human film, this is a vital story to be telling right now.” Tom Ballard “Touching the nerve of human experience. A moving tribute to people who refused to become victims of circumstance. A must see!” Marion Rose LeDocumentryPT1H30MCTC2026-06-07

Jolyon Hoff and Muzafar Ali

We Are Not Powerless + Filmmaker Q&A"We Are Not Powerless + Filmmaker Q&A"

Showtimes

June 7, 5:00 pm