Bonegilla documentary: From the rubble of Berlin to Australia

After the Second World War, European refugees were accommodated in the former Bonegilla detention center in Victoria. The musician and artist Simon Reich, himself the son of a German emigrant, has made an award-winning documentary about the camp and its inhabitants. We talk to the filmmaker and his father Manfred. The now 89-year-old was a first-hand witness of the war in Berlin and emigrated to Australia in 1958.

The live music accompaniment makes the performance of Bonegilla a special experience. Credit: Simon Reich

Tour dates and more information on the documentary Bonegilla: The Migrants Journey can be found here.

Manfred Reich haben die Erinnerungen an das bombardierte Berlin bis heute nicht losgelassen. Credit: Simon Reich

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