Ablaze director Tiriki Onus on filmmaking legacy and stories of strength
Imagine getting a phone call with the news that 70-year-old footage has been discovered proving your grandfather might be the first Aboriginal filmmaker. That’s what happened to performance artist and opera singer Tiriki Onus, whose documentary, Ablaze, tells the fascinating story of filmmaker and activist William ‘Bill’ Onus…
Why The Drover's Wife is about more than the Legend of Molly Johnson
It’s 1893. The Australian Outback is unforgiving and fearsome. Only, the true beasts aren’t dingoes, bulls or snakes, but white men. The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is the story of Molly Johnson, a pregnant mother of four who awaits the return of her drover husband at their remote homestead. She will do anything to protect her children… and she does…