Marloo's Blues - Marlene Cummins Documentary Screening with Rex Goh

“Marlene knows the blues from an Aboriginal woman’s perspective. Her story is one of vulnerability, strength and survival.”

Marlene Cummins is a saxophonist, activist and proud Guguyelandji, and Woppaburra woman. Marlene's life is the story of her people and she tells it through her art, her lyrics, her on-stage performance as both an actress and singer and more recently through documentary film making.

Over the past 20 years Marlene has performed with her band at festivals, events and clubs throughout Australia. In 2022, SIMA commissioned Marlene to write a major new work Marloo’s Blues. This documentary is about Marlene’s life, and the commissioned project.

“The life Marlene has lived is closer to the life that produced those original blues singers like Muddy Waters, than any contemporary American blues artist.” - Richard Field, Producer

This debut screening of Marloo's Blues will be accompanied by a short talk from the artist and a short performance with renowned guitarist, Rex Goh (Air Supply, QED, Tommy Emanuel , Savage Garden).