For the first time ever, Parramatta’s Riverside Theatreswill be the location for this weekend’s national touring Flickerfest film festival.

Riversie will host the Best of Australian and Best of Internationalshort film programmes, handpicked from the 2,400 entries for Flickerfest 2017.

Flims being showcased in the Best of Internationalsection include Battalion To My Beat,about a young girl escaping aWestern Sahara refugee camp,and Lebanese film Nocturne In Black, which foucuses on a musician in a war-ravaged Middle Eastern neighbourhood.

Flickerfest 2017 arrives at Riverside this Saturday March 25, starting at 6pm. Tickets are $18, which includes nibbles and drinks. Tickets and info are avaliable here.

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