This film is part of the Sharing the Camera: Participatory Films That Inspired THE TERRITORY series. See it as a double feature (2-for-1 pricing!) before Joris Postema's STOP FILMING US. Tickets sold separately.
Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future self.
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS was shot in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Sandy Bore Homeland and Borroloola Community, Northern Territory, Australia over three and a half years. However the director, Maya has been making films alongside Arrernte Elders and families at two Arrernte-led NGOs, Akeyulerrre and Children’s Ground for over a decade preceding the inception of this film. IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS rose organically from those relationships, and the film team want to acknowledge the deep trust and support from these core partner organizations who backed the telling of this story.
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