INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Q&A FILM EVENT

GARAGE Entertainment has announced the launch of a new film about an extraordinary six-year journey on the longest trail in the world.

500 Days in the Wild is an independent documentary film which follows filmmaker Dianne Whelan’s journey on all 24,000km of the land and water trails of the Trans Canada Trail, weaving together a total experience of adventure, personal reflections, stunning wildlife and landscapes. 500 Days dives deeply into the physical and emotional travails of tackling an almost impossible task – one which no one else has accomplished to date.

Whelan, who started out at the age of 50, began the journey with ideas about solitude, self-sufficiency and connection.

That changed radically over the course of the six years, as the realisation sank in that she needed to be with nature as opposed to struggling to conquer it, and that she needed the help of friends – people to share parts of the trail that couldn’t be done alone.

Learning different ways of seeing from Indigenous Elders along the way was instrumental in the changes in her understanding of being on the land and connecting with people as well as the evolution of her own self-knowledge.

Join Dianne Whelan for a special International Women’s Day Q&A event, screening at 4pm on Sunday, March 8, at New Farm Cinemas. Book at garage.com.au/500-days-in-the-wild/