We Are Warriors:
Through the Fire
Rapper, producer and radio host, Nooky tells the Yuin story of the black cockatoo to inspire Indigenous youth to see their potential and join the We Are Warriors movement.
“The story of the black cockatoo is a white cockatoo who sacrificed himself by flying through fire in order to help other people. Going through the fire was painful and torturous, but he made it out on the other side. He didn’t give up, he sang the rain. Carrying the lessons and scars, which changed his coat from white to black, he is now a symbol of hope and selflessness. In its essence, it’s a tale of persistence, unwavering strength and resilience. I went through the fire and We Are Warriors is what I carried with me. Believe me when I tell you though this is just the beginning.”
— Nooky
Credits
Storyteller: Nooky AKA Corey Webster, We Are Warriors
Directors: Gabriel Gasparinatos, Nooky and Kieran Satour
Creative Director: Ben Miles
Creative Agency and Production Companies: Entropico, GARUWA and R/GA
Executive Producer: Kieran Satour
Producers: Erin Moy and Sophia de Vries
Cinematographer: Tyson Perkins
Additional cinematography: Grégoire Lière
Camera Assistant: Dan Abbot
Steadicam: Max McLachlan
Gaffer: Tom Keyes
Editor: Jodie Williams
Colourist: Matt Fezz
Stills: James Evans and Rob Hockey
Music: Nooky
Sound Design and Mix: Rowan Dix
Camera and lighting package courtesy of Thinking Loud
Filmed on Bidjigal/Gadigal Land, the Traditional Country of the Dharug people of the Eora Nation, New South Wales.
We’d also like to pay our respects to the Yuin Nation, the land of the Black Cockatoo whose story we told in Through The Fire.
Through the Fire won a Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Entertainment for Music and a Golden Pencil at the Award AWARDS in 2023.