WILD EARTH OCEANIA FILM FESTIVAL 2024
First Nations in Focus
This session is all about the wisdom, culture, and conservation work being done by First Nations people in Oceania! Dive in to hear about wallaby reintroduction, forests filled with the beautiful sound of the glossy black cockatoo, the importance of healing Country through a traditional First Nations totemic system, and find out why people are deeply intertwined and connected to the health of the Pacific Ocean.
Cry Of The Glossy
Directed and Produced by Tim Brown & Michael Portway
10 minutes
Taking us on a journey through the forested hills of the New South Wales Southern Highlands (Australia), poet and Gunai woman, Kirli Saunders, reflects on the special place the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo holds in her heart and culture.
SESSION TIME
Date: 17th of January, 2024
Time: 3:30pm – 5:45pm (includes 60 minutes Q&A)
Address: Mercury Cinema, 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide
This film session is appropriate for viewers above 15 years of age. Viewers under 15 years of age will require a guardian to be present.
Seeds of Change
Directed by Mark Koolmatrie and Produced by Joshua Trevorrow
Sponsored Film – 11 minutes
Be inspired by Ngarrindjeri Elder Mark Koolmatrie. Uncle Mark is actively spreading the word about healing Country through a traditional First Nations totemic system within a modern framework, a system that was adopted by Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years and ensured the respect, balance and harmony between humans and the planet. Uncle Mark shares his knowledge whilst operating conservation and cultural tours that are led from the heart.
WILD EARTH OCEANIA FILM FESTIVAL 2024
First Nations in Focus
This session is all about the wisdom, culture, and conservation work being done by First Nations people in Oceania! Dive in to hear about wallaby reintroduction, forests filled with the beautiful sound of the glossy black cockatoo, the importance of healing Country through a traditional First Nations totemic system, and find out why people are deeply intertwined and connected to the health of the Pacific Ocean.
SESSION TIME
Date: 17th of January, 2024
Time: 3:30pm – 5:45pm (includes 60 minutes Q&A)
Address: Mercury Cinema, 13 Morphett Street, Adelaide
This film session contains content that may not be appropriate for very young viewers. 8+ years recommended.
Cry Of The Glossy
Directed and Produced by Tim Brown & Michael Portway
10 minutes
Taking us on a journey through the forested hills of the New South Wales Southern Highlands (Australia), poet and Gunai woman, Kirli Saunders, reflects on the special place the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo holds in her heart and culture.
Seeds of Change
Directed by Mark Koolmatrie and Produced by Joshua Trevorrow
Sponsored Film – 11 minutes
Be inspired by Ngarrindjeri Elder Mark Koolmatrie. Uncle Mark is actively spreading the word about healing Country through a traditional First Nations totemic system within a modern framework, a system that was adopted by Aboriginal people for tens of thousands of years and ensured the respect, balance and harmony between humans and the planet. Uncle Mark shares his knowledge whilst operating conservation and cultural tours that are led from the heart.
Warru Ngurakutu Kulpanyi
Directed and Produced by Max Mackinnon
16 minutes
A huge team work together to transport threatened wallabies back to their old home.
Moana Rising
Directed and Produced by Conservation International Aotearoa
8 minutes
For centuries, Pacific peoples have deeply connected to the moana, or ocean, and recognised the ocean’s vital role in their daily lives. However, the ocean is warming and rising. Every day Pacific people face unprecedented threats to their way of life. Every day, the mauri, or life force, of the moana is increasingly depleted.
Moana Rising is a cry from the Pacific to restore this connection to the ocean. Featuring Indigenous Pacific Islands Ocean Champions – from leaders to voyagers to scientists – Moana Rising voices heartfelt perspectives, experiences and responses to the climate crisis and the ocean change in the Pacific and gives voice to those whose past, present, and future are deeply intertwined and connected to the health of the Pacific Ocean.