Film Production
Miriŋu Dhukarr
(Currently in development) documentary film project with elders and veterans of Arnhem Squadron NORFORCE as well as family members of the Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit (NTSRU) from WW2.
The purpose of this film project is to document the oral history of the Yolŋu military tradition in Eastern Arnhem Land, as well as its contemporary relevance.
ŊAMBI
Ŋambi is part of the sacred law for Wägilak people and it is found at their home country called Ŋilipitji. Ŋambi was very important for the Yolŋu economy and was a valuable trade item that spread across the land.
The Djuŋgaya (managers) were experts at handling Ŋambi. They would sing the correct songs to help the stone split cleanly, and without shards injuring the craftsman. It was used to make very effective spears for hunting and the shards were used in initiation ceremonies. Roy Wuyŋumbi Ashley shares an all-encompassing story of identity, culture and law that only he can tell.
2018 winner for ‘Best Documentary Award’.
First Nations Media Awards, Sydney, Australia.
Wata Burrmalala cyclone culture
The film shares Yolŋu and non-indigenous world views about this incredible phenomenon.
The film pays tribute to the ancient knowledge of an ongoing culture that has lived with cyclones forever. A celebration of the community resilience shown through Cyclones Lam and Nathan in 2015.
Excerpts of the film are featured in collection of the National Museum of Australia, Great Southern Land Exhibition.
