Films from Te Whenua Moemoeā
Embark on a captivating cinematic journey as you immerse yourself in the enriching tapestry of documentaries, short films, and feature films from the landscapes of Australia.
Saturday 23rd | 7:15PM
THE NEW BOY
A nine-year-old Aboriginal Australian orphan boy arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun.
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BABANIL
THE MOOGAI
Sunday 24th | 2:45PM
Thursday 21st | 10:00AM
Saturday 23rd | 8:45PM
50 years of First Nations activism in Australia through the lens of contemporary Australian Aboriginal artist Richard Bell.
Filmmaker Marlikka Perdrisat creates a dreamlike expression of her intergenerational connection to Country, and what connecting with Country could mean for all Australians.
The Moogai is the story of a family terrorized by a child-stealing spirit.
HER NAME IS NANNY NELLIE
KATELE (MUDSKIPPER)
NGURRAWAANA
Thursday 21st | 4:30PM
Sunday 24th | 2:15PM
Thursday 21st | 10:00AM
A trio of nameless statues buried in the archives of the Australian Museum trigger a granddaughter’s journey to rewrite how Aboriginal people are represented in Australia’s public history.
Martha, works tirelessly in a laundromat, ready for the collection of her boss. When a mysterious visitor arrives, she is reminded of the life she has left behind.
Yindjibarndi man Wimiya Woodley takes us on an immersive journey back to his homelands at Ngurrawaana, a place of rejuvenation and recovery for Yindjibarndi people to reconnect with their ancestors.
KINDRED
POWER TO COUNTRY
THE ALEXANDER
BALL
Friday 22nd | 5:45PM
Saturday 23rd | 10:30AM
Saturday 23rd | 10:00AM
Kindred is a journey into the emotional landscape of family, love and loss of two close friends, both Aboriginal, who were adopted by white families and have reconnected with their bloodline families.
A portrait of life thrown into crisis by energy insecurity, Power to Country tells the story of Garrwa woman Shirley’s displacement from traditional homelands and her yearning to return.
Ella Ganza, and the Meanjin (Brisbane) ballroom scene prepare for one of the biggest ballroom events of the year: The Alexander Ball.