Cirrus@Austlit

'Filmmaker Jon Bell says his horror film The Moogai (2024) is a love letter to the Aboriginal women in his family.'

'Overnight success takes years, but Ydinji comedian-turned-actor Steph Tisdell can almost pinpoint the moment everything changed for her.'

'In 2016, the Tasmanian government scrapped the three-pronged criteria used to determine Aboriginality. Where people had previously needed to provide documentary evidence of Aboriginal ancestry, the new rules only require self-identification and communal recognition.' (Introduction)

'A typical night at a dance hall of 1950s Meanjin (Brisbane) would start with a three-piece band playing songs for the Elders. Hosted in The Boathouse by the river, they were multi-generational events populated by Indigenous people in their spiffiest clothes, whether that meant a home-sewn dress or a lime green suit and hat.' (Introduction)   

'Frances Rings doesn't remember a time when dance wasn't a part of her life.'

'When it comes to telling a story Stephen Page likes to take his time. And his newest work, Wudjang: Not the Past, is a story that's been decades in the making.'

'Nardi Simpson has always been a storyteller, and for the last 20 years the Yuwaalaraay woman has channelled that skill into her work as a founding member of Indigenous folk duo Stiff Gins.' (Introduction)

'Urban Internet Myths is a five-episode audio horror series featuring writers from across the continent. Released as daily episodes throughout DWF19, our unreliable narrator will act as your guide to the spooky, kooky and weird world wide web.'

(Source : Digital Writers Festival)