First Peoples Program presented by CitiPower

Join Director David Batty as he takes us off beat and off track to go bush with the Black As boys as they venture into the wilds of Arnhem Land, hunting for adventure and a good feed. 

In the bright lights of Alice Springs, two sculptures attempt to impress one another through dance. When an accident brings them together, they discover a shared talent for fixing things.

In Mooroopna, boots hit the dirt long before they hit the big stage. Bush Boots celebrates the Indigenous footy kids and the community role models guiding them, on and off the field.

Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far from his family and traditional lands. Believing his ancestor’s spirit cannot rest until he returns home, Peter travels to France to perform a traditional ceremony at the grave.

A young woman grapples with the weight of her choice as she endures an abortion at home. An intimate film that looks to give voice to those who feel they cannot speak up, and a reminder that no one need carry the burden alone.

An Indigenous man moves through three parallel lives along the Birrarung-Ga in Naarm as a rough sleeper, an aspiring actor, and an employee of a mining corporation. While navigating vastly different social worlds, he is forced to confront whether he can belong within Australian society or remain an outsider in his own land.

After a year of multiple deaths and family visits to the hospital, all Jade wants is to go to the Gold Coast and celebrate the last week of high school to party with her friends.

Set in the early 20th century in the wake of the Frontier Wars, The Ragged Man flees across the abandoned landscapes of the Australian Outback. When his past catches up with him, he is forced to reckon with the violence he carries and his connection to a deadly sniper.

At a desolate pine plantation, a young drifter’s deceitful ways disrupt his hardened coworkers. As tensions rise, a troubling pattern of similar misdeeds from his past begins to surface.

A group of Noongar people from South Western Australia embark on a journey to revive their endangered language, reclaim ancestral placenames, and reconnect with stories embedded in Boodja (Country). Set against the backdrop of Australia’s 2023 Voice referendum, the film traces an intimate process of cultural revival, truth-telling, and continuity.