Lurujarri Dreaming-an animation
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Lurujarri Dreaming
This documentary is registered on the Documentary Australia Foundation List
This collaborative documentary will be a vehicle for the Goolarabooloo people to share their culture, history and vision for reconciliation with a wide national and international audience via broadcast, film festivals and online platforms. The Goolarabooloo are currently threatened by the prospect of a massive LNG refinery on their land, which threatens their sacred Songline, the Lurujarri Heritage Trail and there ability to carry out traditional cultural practices. The soundtrack will be composed by the renowned Deadly Award winning Broome indigenous musicians- the Pigram Brothers.
The documentary will be accompanied by an interactive website with links to an online educational kit. For the Goolarabooloo it will form part of an online community archive with a focus on traditional language.
SYNOPSIS
Paddy Roe- the late Senior Goolarabooloo Custodian- won an order of Australia medal for initiating the Lurujarri Heritage Trail in 1988. His vision encompassed the Goolarabooloo tribe walking together with non-indigenous people along their Songline, learning about the Goolarabooloo way of life and spiritual connection to country.Today, the Goolarabooloo are still carrying out his vision, albeit the pressures of the resource industry.
‘Lurujarri Dreaming’, a 26 minute educational animated documentary- outlines the Goolarabooloo tribe’s recent history and rich cultural connection to country, using the nine day Lurujarri Heritage Trail as it’s main structural thread. The main narrator, a young Goolarabooloo tracker named Brian Councillor, guides the viewer along the Lurujarri Heritage Trail, introducing people and places. Stories are told by a number of Goolarabooloo people, young, old, male and female, and particular stories are told in specific places along the trail – correlating with the history or dreaming story of that place. Bugurregurre or Dreaming stories are accompanied by animated sequences, as are explanations of the Songcycle and its’ importance in transmitting cultural knowledge. The crucial role of Paddy Roe and his remarkable legacy are highlighted along the way, as is the story of his spiritual connection to the coastal country.
HOW IT BEGAN
It was through the Lurujarri Heritage Trail that Bernadette met the Goolarabooloo community in 2002, as hundreds of others have done in the past 25 years. In 2009 I returned to Broome to visit the Goolarabooloo again , and this documentary was the outcome of a conversation with the community there. Since then we have recorded oral stories, pored over scripts and storyboards over countless cups of tea. The creative team has grown over time to accomplish a rather large task, and to bring in expertise for specific components of the project.
WHAT ARE THE FUNDS FOR?
All funds raised will go towards the production and post production stages of the documentary. The total budget would be $120,000 to create this film. The first 2.5 years of development and pre-production were entirely self funded. Then in 2011 individuals donated almost $5000, and the Hamer Family Fund have donated $5000. Since then the project has moved forward in leaps and bounds, but we eally need an extra kick to finish it and present this important story the way it should be presented
GENERAL OUTCOMES
To be screened at local and international film festivals, broadcast TV, and most importantly to be distributed to the Goolarabooloo community.
EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTCOMES
The next step will be an online educational package to accompany the documentary. Alongside this an audio archive for the community will utilize the many hours of oral recordings with the Goolarabooloo, including recordings of traditional language - a crucial element of this archive. We are currently in discussion with Lottery West, Magabala Books, Goolari Media and a number of Kimberley based language resource organisations in regards to funding and developing these initiatives, which are crucial to getting the Goolarabooloo's story out there.
So far NITV (National Indigenous Television), Goolari Media and PAKAM (Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media) have expressed interest in broadcasting Lurujarri Dreaming.
From start to finish this project has been a collaborative process, with storyboards, sound tracks and styles of animation being discussed with the Goolarabooloo. All final decisions on the documentary will be made by the community, who hold intellectual and cultural copyright over the stories within this documentary.
For more information and to see the trailer go to:
http://www.lurujarri.blogspot.com
THE TEAM
The Goolarabooloo Community, including : Senior Goolarabooloo Law Boss Joseph Roe, Goolarabooloo Law Boss Phillip Roe, Margaret Cox, Keisha Roe, Goolarabooloo Law Boss Richard Hunter, Theresa Roe, Brian Councillor, Aggie Cox, Franz Hoogland, Jack Dimer
Executive Producer: Levi Tamou
Levi is an accomplished producer, business executive, social venture philanthropist, trainer, marketer and youthworker. With more than 10 years experience in international business, media, marketing and youth development, Levi has established himself as a successful Indigenous entrepreneur who is passionate about enabling young people and communities to realise their potential. Levi began his professional career with the Australian Trade Commission as an export advisor in culture, entertainment and consumer products, assisting Artists and SME’s to realise international sales. Since then he has founded, developed and managed a number of small businesses, social enterprises and community programs including iBE Media, Peace Warriorz, 180, Gathering ’09 (National Indigenous Youth Leadership Conference) and Human Ventures.
Levi is an Indigenous Australian born in Innisfail with kinship links to Hopevale, North Queensland. His cultural heritage also includes New Zealand Maori with his whanau from Hawera, Taranaki.
Producer : Fran Dobbie
Fran is the daughter of a Yuin woman from the south coast of NSW, Australia and an English born father.She is currently the Director of Earthstar Productions, bringing awareness and inner strength through the medium of television and interactive workshops. She produced, co-wrote and presented ‘Living Edge’ a TV pilot in December, 2008 (NITV) and Produced 'On the Edge' a 13 part television series aired 2010 on NITV (National Indigenous Television) & ABC3. She was nominated for the ‘Pride of Australia’ medal in 2007 for the category of ‘Peace’, a local community finalist 2011 'Woman of the Year' & Nominee for the Deadlys 'Television Show of the Year 2011'.
Director and Lead animator : Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman
Bernadette is a filmmaker and animator informed creatively by her practice as an artist, puppeteer and as a theatre practitioner. She has worked as a director, animator, production designer and production assistant on feature and short films including 3 Dollars directed by Robert Connolly and Verite directed by Adrian Cabrie. Bernadette has received awards and commissions both nationally and internationally for her animation and artwork. Her professional experience encompasses the facilitation of animation, film, visual and performing arts projects with organisations including Arts Project Australia, Arts Access Victoria, Museum Victoria and Goolari Media
Assistant animator : Curtis Moyes
As a film maker Curtis has produced and directed of a number of short films noted for their challenging subject matter and vivid style. Curtis is a Graduate of the VCA School of Film and TV and a Masters student at RMIT University. He is currently developing a feature film script, as well as short film projects and social interest documentaries. His films have been shown at The Astor Theatre and at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image. As an animator Curtis created ana multi screen animated version of Graeme Base’s children’s classic ‘Uno’ for the Australian Sustainability awards (2008) and has created vivid animated scenes for a number of music video clips.
Assistant animator : Alesh Macak
Alesh uses stop motion animation, photography and video combined with digital media to create cohesive narratives. He utilises animation, fine arts, visual arts and design to create animations and immersive art installations. Recently Alesh was commissioned by the Design Research Institute of RMIT University to produce motion graphics for a project investigating water theft in the Murray Darling Basin. After completing a Bachelors of Fine Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, he is undertaking a Masters in Animation at RMIT University. Alesh has worked as a video art director for bands and theatre in a live performance settings, and has exhibited his digital screen works locally and internationally, such as the Federation Square big screen.
Composers : The Pigram Brothers
The Pigram Brothers are a seven-piece country folk/rock band from the pearling town of Broome, Western Australia. Their original music captures Broome's and the Kimberley's Saltwater Spirit and Country. Songs from the albums Saltwater Country and Jiir have become hometown anthems and have also attracted critical acclaim. After many years of playing in a variety of bands and differing musical projects the brothers pooled together their skills and talent and officially formed The Pigram Brothers in 1996.The Brothers opened the Deadly Awards at the Sydney Opera House in September 2006 and brought home the Deadly Award for 2006 Album Release of the Year. Stephen (lead singer, guitarist and songwriter) and Alan Pigram (producer and lead guitarist) were the first indigenous artists to be inducted into the West Australian Music Industry’s Hall of Fame in February 2006.Nominated for Best World Music Album 2006 at the Australian Music Industry’s ARIA Awards, in 2011 they won a Deadly Award for their album 'Under the Mango Tree'.
Sound Designer : Gabriella Norden
Gabrielle has worked as a sound designer within the film industry for seven years, and in 2004 received a Film Victoria Attachment grant at ‘Soundfirm’ Melbourne post-production company. Her work there includes; Sound editor for feature film“ The Promise” 2004 – Directed by Chen Kaige, and Foley artist for ‘The Book of Revelations’ 2004 – Dir Anna Kokinos. In 2010 Gabrielle worked as a Sound designer for “St Mary’s Reunion”, a feature length documentary directed by Declan Gallagher and filmed in Alice Springs that was based on the experiences of Aboriginal people from the ‘Stolen generations’ . The film was commissioned by the Central Australian Stolen Generations and Families Aboriginal Corporation. In 2011 she completed her degree in Fine Arts Majoring in Sound at RMIT University after receiving scholarships and numerous awards. She has worked as a Sound designer and composer for theatre, and sound based performances such as ‘John Cages Musicircus’ at the 2006 Melbourne Festival. Gabrielle has a twenty-year friendship and working relationship with the Goolarabooloo Community of North Western Australia, which the documentary ‘Lurujarri Dreaming’ is based on.
Editor : Kyra Cox
Kyra Cox, born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981, has over twelve years experience in the feature film and visual media industries in a variety of roles. At 18 she worked on her first feature as a Stills Photographer for Paul Cox’s acclaimed film Innocence2000. Since then she has worked as a Stills Photographer on Cox’s films Human Touch 2004, Kalaupapa Heaven 2005 and Salvation 2007 and as a Post Production Assistant on Nijinsky 2001, Salvation 2007 and Kalaupapa Heaven 2005 where she was also employed as assistant editor. Kyra was also employed as a Office Manager, Administrator and Script Editor at Illumination Films until 2010 when she left to start her own film and video production company Red Fox Productions.
Kyra is also a teacher and teaches filmmaking and editing at the Northern Melbourne Institute of Tafe and The Centre for Adult Education.
Live Footage Directors of Photography and Camera Crew : WyldeClan
Luke and Sharnah Campbell are a husband and wife cinematography team who run their business between adventures, from their bush camp just north of Broome. Their raw style has managed to capture the essence of the Kimberley on film. Luke has lived with the Goolarabooloo community for 10 years and has strong ties with the family and their culture. Luke filmed the 2009 Lurujarri Heritage Trail from beginning to end. These images never cease to conjure the magic that is the Trail. Currently they are producing a documentary about Goolarabooloo’s fight against the Australian governments compulsory acquisition of their land for Woodside to build a gas refinery in otherwise pristine country.
TIMELINE
2009 Project begins during conversation with Joseph Roe Senior Goolarabooloo Law Boss
2010 Development, pre-production begins -recordings with community, archival recordings sourced and approved from NLA
2011 Funding awarded by Hamer Family Fund, donations from individuals, Animation production begins,
2012
MARCH: Production continues, marketing and distribution strategy finalised
JUNE: Post Production begins : Final edit, Sound track recorded and engineered, composition recorded. Colour grading and recording to Digi Beta
JULY: Screening at Sun Cinemas, festival tour begins (ends in 2013)
AUGUST: Development of Educational and Community archive begins in consultation with the Goolarabooloo community, Kimberley Language Resource Centre and Mabu Yawaru Language officers.
For more information and to see the trailer go to:
http://www.lurujarri.blogspot.com
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