I’m Not Everything I Want to Be : AFF Review
I’m Not Everything I Want to Be is a stunning and introspective documentary that chronicles the life of Czech photographer Libuše Jarcovjáková, known to some as the ‘Nan Goldin of Czechoslovakia’.
Adelaide Film Festival: Made In SA
Although the Adelaide Film Festival has ended for 2024, Hub is keeping the excitement going with some more reviews coming your way.
Made in SA is a curated program of short films made in South Australia which screens every year at the Adelaide Film Festival, of course each year with different films. This year there were seven films shown and with dance films to animation, this year's screening really covered it all.
Adelaide Film Festival: Lesbian Space Princess
Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese are breaking new ground with their brand new sci-fi comedy, Lesbian Space Princess, which is the first ever fully animated feature film to come out of South Australia.
Adelaide Film Festival: Future Council
The next film on Hub's Adelaide Film Festival list was Damon Gameau’s film, Future Council. Australian filmmaker, Damon Gameau, explores the complexities of the climate emergency through the perspective of eight young eco-warriors from across the world.
Adelaide Film Festival: Homegrown
Continuing our Adelaide Film Festival journey was a gripping documentary on American political zealots.
Adelaide Film Festival: Black Box Diaries
In this powerful documentary, Black Box Diaries (2024), Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault case, involving her offender, Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a political journalist with government connections.
Adelaide Film Festival: The Colors Within
Kicking off Hub’s coverage of the Adelaide Film Festival, coming-of-age anime The Colors Within had its Australian premiere on Thursday night.
Leaders of today, lawmakers of tomorrow: SA Youth Parliament unveils first-of-its-kind Indigenous Bill
Winds of change were blowing through the chambers of the Parliament of South Australia, as the Youth Aboriginal Repatriation Notion (YARN) Bill was unveiled by the Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation (IAR) Committee and passionately debated.
Supporting the growth of young athletes
The Pathway to Sports Bill 2024 is a bill to presented in the 2024 YMCA SA Youth Parliament, to boost youth sports participation and development in South Australia. It aims to do this by establishing an infrastructure scheme to enhance sporting facilities, a mobile coaching program for high schools, and scholarships to support talented athletes in local club sports.
Older Australians’ quality of life: Are younger generations the answer?
A key feature in this year’s South Australian Youth Parliament is the Intergenerational Connections Bill. This bill is being advocated for by the Health and Wellbeing committee, and is proposing a variety of methods, aimed at improving the overall emotional, physical and social wellbeing of our older population.
Youth Parliament calls for more regional public transport across South Australia
Young leaders from across South Australia have come together and passionately debated improvements to regional public transport during the recent Youth Parliament session.
A JEDI Council fitting of the Galactic Empire; De-aridification bill fails to pass in parliament
It was to the great dismay of the opposition when, in the 29th sitting week of the YMCA SA’s Youth Parliament program, a proposed bill that aimed to target growing arid areas failed to pass.
The 29th session of Youth Parliament kicks off with a memorable opening ceremony
On the 15th of July, the 29th South Australia Youth Parliament program began with a formal ceremony involving all participants.
Illuminate Adelaide: EDEN
As part of Illuminate Adelaide, one of the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter festivals, showcasing the relationship between light and art, EDEN invites audiences into its warm interior to explore a unique visual arts show.
I play-tested a bunch of Indie Games at AVCon!
I play-tested a bunch of Indie Games at AVCon! These are the ones going straight to my Steam Wishlist.
Hub Goes to: AVCon
Where? Adelaide Showground
When? June 28th-30th 2024
Rating: 4 Stars.
‘AVCon is an annual Anime and Video Games Festival held in Adelaide, It celebrates the world of anime, gaming, cosplay, pop culture, art, and more in one big community-based event for all ages.’
Hub Goes to: Universal Kingdom Prehistoric Nights at Illuminate Adelaide
‘Step back in time and into the Mesozoic Era to a land where puppets, lights and dinosaurs collide.’
Where? Adelaide Zoo
When? Select Nights from the 4th till the 21st of July 2024
Rating: 4 Stars
Hub Goes to: Fire Gardens at Illuminate Adelaide
‘Journey through a wonderland of captivating flaming sculpture as Adelaide Botanic Garden Takes on New Surprises when Painted with the Pallette of Fire’
When: 12 Nights between the 4th and 21st of July 2024
Where: Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Rating: 5 Stars.
2024 Student Representatives Meet for the First Time at Summit
The 2024 South Australian Student Representative Council (SA SRC) has had an exciting start to the year. Since the SA SRC Summit in March, attended by 105 students from 80 schools and 44 South Australian electorates, the students have continued progressing the existing Fitness for Free and Free Fares for Our Future campaigns, as well as launching three new campaigns: Our Future Our Vote, Greening Our Canteens, and Seeing Ourselves.
Must Attend for Those who Loved Illuminate!
Through Natural Wonders, you embark on a mystical journey through a series of six installations of immersive artworks of the diverse natural ecosystems of the Botanic Gardens. You are guided through a thought-provoking storytelling, that transforms the Botanic Gardens under the shining stars into a creative studio.