CROWN AND COUNTRY

Thursday May 29, 5:45 for 6pm

Black Box Multichannel AV Space
Room 12.02.103
RMIT City Campus, Naarm/Melbourne

Entry near the RMIT tram stop on the eastern side of Swanston st, at Little Bang Cafe's location - enter through the glass doors on street level near the 'Building 10' sign and head straight down the half set of stairs, the Black Box is straight ahead

Elevator available nearby the cafe entrance for those with accessibility requirements

Watch a preview of this First Nations work-in-development: experimental film ‘Crown and Country’ from the remote desert community of Lajamanu in the north Tanami.

Directed by and featuring Warlpiri elders Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu Kurlpurlurnu and his father Jerry Jangala Patrick, the film will take you into a world of vast desert landscapes and extraordinary ceremonial knowledge.

Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu is a Warlpiri philosopher, educator and visionary thinker from the desert community of Lajamanu in the north Tanami. An international ambassador for Warlpiri culture, Wanta has produced key works in Indigenous education and community-based art. Wanta’s father, First Contact elder Jerry Jangala Patrick OAM, one of the most significant Warlpiri songmen alive today, anchors the film in Jukurrpa (Dreaming) songs from public ceremonies.

The film is a collaboration with music producer Marc ‘Monkey’ Peckham, whose real-life conversations with Wanta, based on their 15-year friendship and creative relationship, form the soundtrack to the work.

‘Crown and Country’ unfolds at a pivotal time for desert communities, where the last elders who experienced first contact with colonial Australia reflect on their past while younger generations seek meaning in a shared, contested land. Shot on Warlpiri country by filmmaker James Gillot with support from Jeff Bruer, ‘Crown and Country’ reflects on this history and invites the listener to consider new forms of belonging in Australia.

The ‘Crown and Country’ album is coming out in late July on ABC Music.

Join us in a preview of this film in development, ahead of its official launch in Melbourne and Darwin in August.

A message from Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu-Kurlpurlurnu:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlhkfiwV0co

Listening Practice is a monthly gathering of listeners open to all, where sonic research and practice is shared in a dedicated listening environment, with informal discussion encouraged afterward.

Organised by the DSP research group

Free by RSVP with attendees added to the DSP mailing list