Kieran Satour

Kieran Mpetyane Satour is a Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte & Worimi writer, producer & director who draws inspiration from his ancestral heritage and experiences of growing up as a blackfella in Australia to produce films that are culturally nuanced, evocative and thought provoking.

Kieran's films celebrate the beauty, strength and resilience of Indigenous peoples in the face of the adversity of colonisation. NGURRAWAANA (Aesthetica Film Festival 2023) was the winner of the 2023 Monster Children Short Film Awards. After winning the award Kieran travelled to Aotearoa to direct MAHIKA KAI (Māoriland Film Festival 2024). Kieran was a Director and Executive Producer of We Are Warriors: Through The Fire, which was awarded a Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2023.

Kieran is the Co-Founder of 100% Aboriginal owned and operated production company GARUWA and the Co-Founder of Indigitek, a not-for-profit organisation established to increase the success and participation of Indigenous people in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths).