GARUWA (gah-roo-wah) translates to ‘ocean’ in Gathang, Worimi language.

GARUWA holds the deep, rich stories of Worimi people, continuing these practices across various mediums.

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GARUWA is a First Nations owned and led production company driven by the power of documentary storytelling.

Founded by Worimi siblings Genevieve Grieves and Kieran Satour, GARUWA works ethically and respectfully to centre truth, accountability and collective care across projects tackling frontier violence, youth justice and social inequity. Central to this work is capacity building for the next generation of storytellers and contributing to systems change that enables the full and sovereign expression of First Nations storytelling.

We come from long lineages of storytellers and continue these traditions in new forms.

OUR TEAM

We are a proudly intercultural group of creatives, unified by a shared passion for the power of imagination and a vision for change. Diversity is the core strength of our work.

GARUWA’s incredible creatives includes First Nations peoples from language groups across the Country, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and descendants with migrant backgrounds.

OUR OFFERING

“GARUWA brings the importance of cultural humility and the delicate nature of First Nations principles such as listening to their projects and cultivates spaces for audiences to gain insight into the fundamentals of relationship, responsibility, and accountability in First Nations cultures.”

— Dr Romaine Moreton, (Goenpul, Yagerabul, Minjungbul and Bundjalung), Director of First Nations and Outreach, Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

GARUWA develops culturally informed creative projects across animation, audio, film, documentary, exhibitions, installations, motion graphics, research, photography, podcasts, publishing and video.

  • High-end, powerful documentary projects designed to amplify the voices of First Nations and under-represented people and communities.

  • Strategic cultural and creative guidance for values-led organisations.

  • Decolonising and Indigenising marketing to re-design content creation for our communities and organisations.

  • Large-scale public art and infrastructure projects re-asserting First Nations narratives in public spaces.

  • Training for storytellers motivated by impact and purpose.

OUR ETHOS

We believe that all stories must be told from the perspective of those with lived experience.

Our team are determined to ensure that cultural safety is upheld throughout the lifetime of all projects.

How do we do this? Together with our friends at Shifting Ground, we educate the parties we work with so they’re equipped with appropriate language to talk about colonisation and racial inequity. This supports teams to approach projects in a practical and informed manner and proactively work through any cultural literacy barriers they may face or

Interested to know more? Let’s have a yarn.

Say Hello

Collaboration and community are at the forefront of everything we do. We are deeply embedded in the communities that we share the stories of.