HOLDING SPACE

A love letter to Cummeragunja and the Barmah Forest. Land holds memories of grief and joy, it tells our stories of resilience and love.

HOLDING SPACE explores connections to place and the emotions Country evokes.

Through visual storytelling Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla say thank you to their Elders, for nurturing connections and passing down knowledge, so future generations always have a place to come home to.

Credits

Storytellers

Aunty Rochelle Patten,Aunty Denise Morgan-Bulled, Aunty Dorothy Taylor, Aunty Sonia Cooper, Aunty Monica Morgan and Uncle Colin Walker

Production

Creative Directors: Apryl Day (Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba and Barapa Barapa) and Jirra Lulla Harvey (Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri), Kalinya Studios

Producer: Kieran Mpetyane Satour (Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte & Worimi)

Cinematographer: Ryan Andrew Lee

Editor: Rah Dakota

Production Design: Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla Harvey

Colour by: Moodlab

Colourist: CJ Dobson

Original Music and Sound Mix: Jai Pyne

Photographer: James Evans

Imagery: Chris Warrior

Co-commissioned by YIRRAMBOI and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, QVWC and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.


Filmed on the Traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta People in Victoria.

Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be.