The Correspondent: Special Preview Screening

Investigative journalist Peter Greste and award-winning actor Richard Roxburgh unite for a live in-conversation with RMIT's Lisa French following a special preview screening of The Correspondent.

In a world marked by escalating global conflicts and a relentless news cycle, the power of reliable investigative journalism has never been more vital. 

At this special event presented by RMIT in partnership with The Wheeler Centre, hear firsthand from Peter Greste as he recounts his harrowing imprisonment during his reporting on the Arab Spring. He shares how he survived, and the profound lessons learned while caught in the heart of a deadly conflict. 

The Correspondent, a new film based on Greste's autobiography The First Casualty, stars the beloved and prolific actor Richard Roxburgh. This event will feature a preview of the film ahead of its theatrical release on 17 April 2025, followed by Greste and Roxburgh joined by Professor Lisa French, Dean of RMIT's School of Media and Communication, for a compelling conversation about the process of adapting and recreating an unforgettable story. 

Presented by RMIT Culture, in partnership with The Wheeler Centre and Maslow Entertainment.

Tickets to this event include both the film screening and the in-conversation following the screening.

Share

Upcoming events

Overlooking a city with the ocean in the background

PREMSTEM Conference: Research into neonatal brain repair

Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 13 May 2025 - 15 May 2025
Icon / Small / Location Created with Sketch. Barcelona

Discover PREMSTEM's research into stem cells from umbilical cord tissue as a therapy for preterm brain injury and share your own research.

A pathway through a park

Small steps, big change: designing superblocks and resilience in Barcelona and Melbourne

Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 15 May 2025
Icon / Small / Location Created with Sketch. Melbourne City

In this special event for Melbourne Design Week, Salvador Rueda Palenzuela – international urban ecologist, placemaking expert and one of the pioneers of the Barcelona Superblocks – will join RMIT Professor Marco Amati in conversation.

ts-reference-image.jpg

Trebor Scholz – From Vibe to Viability: A Methodology for Building Transformative Alternatives in the Digital Economy

Icon / Small / Calendar Created with Sketch. 16 May 2025
Icon / Small / Location Created with Sketch. Melbourne City

At a special event hear New York author, scholar, activist and digital economies expert Professor Trebor Scholz explain how global communities across 60 countries are building alternatives to unaccountable algorithms and covert technology.

Load more
aboriginal flag float-start torres strait flag float-start

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

More information