Darwin Festival: Back to Bilo
7 August @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm ACST

Priya and Nades left war-torn Sri Lanka and found each other in regional Queensland. The Biloela community welcomed them with open arms, until four years later a knock at the door changed everything. In a pre-dawn raid, they were taken from their home.
Their story could have ended there. Instead, a determined group of Biloela women refused to let them disappear, standing alongside the young family and galvanising thousands of ordinary Australians to demand their return to Bilo.
Following a sold-out season in Brisbane and multiple award nominations, Back to Bilo comes to Darwin with a dynamic combination of original music, stunning projection and deeply human storytelling.
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