Special screening of "Mr Pip" to benefit Bougainville NGOs

 ‘Mr Pip’ is the screen adaptation of Lloyd Jones’ novel of the same name. Set in Bougainville during the crisis, the film follows the eccentric Mr Watts as he takes on the role of teacher for children of the village in which he lives, using Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’ as his only text.

The film was shot in Bougainville in 2011 with Hugh Laurie playing Mr Watts and other roles taken by local people.

The producers and distributor of the film in Australia (Paramount Pictures Australia) have generously agreed to allow the New South Wales Parliament – twinned with the Autonomous Region of Bougainville’s House of Representatives - to screen ‘Mr Pip’ as a special event to raise funds for community projects supported by the Bougainville Women’s Federation, an umbrella organisation for women’s groups in Bougainville with the mission of building productive communities and representing the women of Bougainville. The funds will be used for shipping of resources donated by NSW people and organisations for use in the Hako Resource Centre, village kindergartens, and other projects on Buka Island, at the northern tip of Bougainville.

‘Mr Pip’ will be screened at the Paramount Pictures private cinema at 208 Clarence Street, Sydney, on Monday 2 December at 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm). Ticket price is $50 (concession $20). There are limited seats, so tickets must be booked in advance. Contact us to book, or for more information.
See the official trailer or find out more about the book here.