SHARKO

CQ PREMIERE with Filmmaker Q&A

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Rugby League players ever, kiwi hard-man Mark Graham was feared off and on the field, though little knew the real man or the destruction behind his success. Sharko, portrays an intimate look at the life of a father, a son and the cost of greatness.

"Though a suitably skin-splitting and rollicking look at rugby league in the wild-and-crazy1980s, Sharko has another, considerably more poignant agenda. This poetically shot and edited doco is also the story of Luke’s often difficult relationship with his father; though the doting son idolised his father when he was a young boy, the demands of rugby league meant that Mark Graham was away from his family from very long periods, creating something of a hole in the father-son relationship. This is touchingly dealt with in the film, as is a family tragedy which instantly minimises all of the knocks that Mark Graham took on the footy field. Sharko is a deeply affecting, profoundly moving, richly personal, and beautifully made meditation on father-son love, the power of family connection, and the long shadow cast by the greatest Kiwi rugby league player of all time", Erin Free Filmink

“A love letter to family and rugby league ”, Jack Tame, Newstalk ZB

17th January, 2025

7:00PM – 8:45PM

Yeppoon Town Hall

25 Normanby St, Yeppoon QLD

Adults: $22

Concession: $11

Children (Under 12): $11

YEAR

2024

CLASSIFICATION

M15+