THE GIANTS explores the intertwined fates of trees and humans in this cinematic portrait of environmental folk hero and gay icon Bob Brown who took green politics to the centre of power. From a seedling to forest elder THE GIANTS interweaves Bob’s story with the life cycle of the ancient trees he is fighting for.

The hidden life of the forest is bought to life by cameras rigged high in the tree canopy, immersive point cloud animation generated from 3D tree scans, and thought-provoking insights by the likes of David Suzuki and Merlin Sheldrake.

Drawing on Bob’s lifetime of activism, from the Franklin to the Tarkine, THE GIANTS ignites an urgent conversation about the right of the Forest to exist and challenges the audience to write the next chapter. 

This screening of THE GIANTS is in support of rallies being held by the Bob Brown Foundation calling for an end to native forest logging, that are being held around Australia — in Coffs Harbour, Sydney, Lismore, Ulladulla, Melbourne, Hobart, and Perth — in August. These actions, organised by the Bob Brown Foundation, will culminate in Brisbane on 19 August outside the Australian Labor Party National Conference. For more information and to attend a rally, please see here: https://defendthegiants.org/events/