NAIDOC Week Film Screening [Rated PG] CC

Date: 11th Jul 2025 Time: 10am - 12pm Location:

Waverley Library

Details

The theme for this year's National NAIDOC week is:

The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy

Starring: David Gulpilil, Cameron Wallaby, Joseph Pedley.

Director: Catriona McKenzie

Rated M

Year: 2012

Running Time 1hr 30 mins

In the Kimberley region of Western Australia, a young Indigenous boy named Pete lives with his grandfather in an old abandoned drive-in. A mining company threatens their home with demolition, so Pete, along with his friend, set off to the city in order to save it. Along the way they become lost in the outback which forces Pete to draw on the traditional knowledge his grandfather has taught him. The film highlights the tension between modern development and Indigenous culture.

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