Kaatijiin Screenings: Mammung the film

MAMMUNG is the Noongar name for the whale.

Around 10,000 years ago Western Australia experienced rapid sea-level rise. At that time, the Indigenous people adapted to the loss of almost 30% of their land as the population moved inland ahead of a 'slow moving tsunami'.

MAMMUNG the film explores the living memory that Noongar people hold of this event.  The film follows Dr Noel Nannup in recalling the significance of places which are now below the sea and explaining the process of change that Indigenous people endured through the narrative dreaming story of MAMMUNG the whale.

Indigenous cultures in Australia are one of the very few who have a living memory of a period climatic change that rivals what we are seeing today. MAMMUNG the film challenges us all to ask: can we learn to understand and value this rich body of knowledge as we too adapt to a changing climate? And what awaits us if we don't?

Join us for a family friendly screening of Mammung at the VPCC, as part of the Town of Victoria Park’s ‘Kaatijiin Screenings' which are a collaborative endeavour between: The Town of Vic Park, Vic Park Collective, Friends of Jirdarup, Vic Park Community Centre and Connect Vic Park.

The Noongar word for knowledge, 'Kaatijiin' is an apt name for the 2024 screening program, with films offering attendees an intimate and thought-provoking look into different tales of Country and the people on it. Following the screening local Minang Ngadju woman Roni Forrest will host a short yarn, reflecting on the film, her stories and Vic Park's Mindeera Spring and its important role in the history of the area.

Tickets are $5, and includes:
Native lemongrass and lemon myrtle tea
Popcorn for all

*We encourage people attending the screening to have their evening meal (at home, or locally!) beforehand

Part 2 of the Kaatijiin Screenings is The Grey Line, hosted by Connect Vic Park Saturday 12th October. Tickets HERE.

For more info on the program, visit vicpark.info/screenings

*Banner artwork by Roni Gray Forrest.