MEET THE FILMMAKER: Saturday July 11, 1.15pm. Join the filmmakers live in-cinema for a post-screening Q&A.

In a remote Yolŋu island community, Elder Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama works to return birthing to Country. Navigating ancestral laws, colonial resistance, and legal contradictions, MAYPILAMA: KEEL LINE OF CREATION charts her journey as it becomes a powerful act of cultural sovereignty and renewal.

First Nations Shorts:

GANIBARRA (19:13, Sonya Takau & Alix Livingstone) — Intimate portrait of First Nations displacement from Country and parallel journeys with dingoes.

THE LAND BRIDGE (23:24, Jary Nemo) — 40,000-year-old Bass Strait "land bridge" (Bassian Plain) explored through science, ecology, and First Peoples' spiritual connection.

KIN - DUDI & JOJO (25:00, Tumeli Tuqota) — Animated/live-action exploration of Fijian Australian twin sisters' ancestral consciousness, diaspora, and gospel family roots.

BOODJARA (18:09, Hugh Sando) — Noongar people reviving language, placenames, and lore amid cultural revival and the failed 2023 Voice referendum.