The Fred Binns Parkinson’s Foundation organised a film night at the State Cinema, North Hobart, on Thursday 10th November with the twin aims of increasing awareness of Parkinson’s disease and fundraising. To a full 70 seat audience Di Binns of the Foundation first gave an overview of Parkinson’s disease, emphasising its symptoms, its impact in Tasmania and the Foundation’s role in supporting local research; and Tracey Dickson of the Menzies Medical Research Institute spoke about her interesting laboratory research, which is partly funded by the Foundation.
The movie itself was an Antipodean production, “The Light Between Oceans”, the plot of which officially reads as follows: “ A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.” What this terse synopsis doesn’t mention is that much of the evocative cinematography was actually shot in Tasmania, to the delight of the local audience.
There were three lucky door prizes; intriguingly only two were claimed on the night, the other docket for the First Prize unable to be located. If you have since found it, maybe stuck under your shoe, it can still be claimed.
As an event to increase knowledge and understanding of Parkinson’s disease and to raise funds for the local charity the film night was indeed a success.
The Foundation thanks the following for generously donating the lucky door prizes; Spencer Wood (who donated the unclaimed voucher), Elise Archer (Speaker of the House of Assembly), who donated a bottle of wine and a Foundation supporter, who donated a Coles/Myer voucher.