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Yeyekerte is a twenty-six-episode, magazine-style television series produced in 2008 by CAAMA Productions and commissioned by the National Indigenous Television (NITV) station, which broadcasts the programs from Alice Springs.

The series explores the lives of Indigenous people, whether celebrities or ordinary individuals, as well as places of interest or importance. Yeyekerte's objective is to both educate and celebrate the achievements of the Indigenous community by looking through the eyes and experiences of Aboriginal people, many of whom would not otherwise have the opportunity to tell their stories.

The series also includes a regular cooking feature with Raeleen Brown.

'The story of Warlpiri elder and lawman, Francis Jupurrurla Kelly, who was instrumental in starting the Indigenous media industry in Australia and who now serves as Chair of the Central Land Council.'

(Source : SBS on demand)

'Driving through the outback, a Japanese tourist accidentally hits two iconic Australian animals.'

Source: Production blurb.

'Tells the story of a young policeman, fresh out of the academy who gets his first taste of the complexities of community life in central Australia.' (Source: Koori Mail, 13 January 2016:35)

'Samson and Delilah tells the story of two Aboriginal teenagers in a remote community. They live in a sparse environment but one that absorbs all manner of cultural influences, where dot painting and country music exist side by side. Samson gets through his days by sniffing, while Delilah is the caregiver for her nana before taking a moment for herself to listen to Latino music. Their journey ranges across many of the most urgent issues concerning Indigenous people in Australia, homelessness, poverty, domestic violence and substance abuse, but it does so with tenderness, dignity, and even humour.'

Source: Adelaide Film Festival website, www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/ Sighted: 23/02/2009

'Double Trouble revolves around twins separated at birth. When Yuma and Kyanna meet up in the central Australian town of Alice Springs, they realise they could be long lost twins. They decide to trade places, with Kyanna heading to a beachside house in Sydney and Yuma trekking out to a remote Indigenous community. It's supposed to be only for a night, but then things get tricky, and the fun starts.'

Source: http://caama.com.au/productions (Sighted 09/11/2010).

'Tnorala is the Aboriginal name for Gosse's Bluff, a dramatic meteorite impact crater set in a vast plain 175km west of Alice Springs. This significant dreaming site for Western Arrernte people is steeped in mystery and tragedy. The story of its creation and the events that occurred there are narrated to the camera by Aunty Mavis Malbunka, one of the traditional story-tellers for the place. Legend says that while stars danced in the Milky Way, a child fell to earth and was lost to its parents, the morning and evening stars, who still search for their baby to this day. Today, ancestors of Tnorala's traditional owners are remembered and honoured by their descendants and visitors that are drawn to this stunning and eerie landscape.' (Source: Ronin Films website www.roninfilms.com.au)

'Around a camp fire, two young Anmatjere elders, Patsy and Jane Briscoe, sing and tell the epic dreaming story of two young men, forced into action when a clan of demon cannibals devour their entire tribe, and kidnap women: a journey into the supernatural, a scary aspect of dreamtime storytelling designed to ensure the safety of Aboriginal children and enhance their spiritual intuition.' Sourced: http://caama.com.au/category/productions/page/2/ (Sighted 04/05/2009)

'This film takes us back to Agnes country. Where using her stories, arts and culture Agnes endeavours to teach us about parts of her extraordinary homeland, her complex connections to it which have sustained her through the challenges of recent European colonisation, and her choices for survival.

Agnes made this film as a way to sharing her knowledge with younger generations and to people from outside her culture. The preservation and maintenance of Eastern Arrernte culture is undergoing changes too, and with the contemporary option of using multimedia, film, painting, audio and photography Agnes is always transforming her ancient knowledge into contemporary formats so that it will not all be lost.' Sourced: Publishers note (Sighted 04/05/2009)

'Cold Turkey is a short drama produced for SBS Independent, about two brothers and their journey into a long night of desperate living in Alice Springs.'

'Shane and Robby are Indigenous brothers living in Alice Springs. Robby is leaving for a job in the opal fields of Coober Pedy. Feeling abandoned, Shane taunts him into drinking heavily and plots to find a way of stopping him from leaving. Awakening in a prison cell, the brothers attempt to reconstruct the events of the preceding night – a long night of self-destructive drinking. Gradually the pieces of the nightmare start falling into place, or do they?'

'A story of disempowerment and the breaking of a spirit, Cold Turkey provides a twist on the theme of “brotherly love”. Superbly acted by its young cast, and inventively directed, this intense and unsettling drama offers an insight into the emotional dimension of social dislocation and alienation among young Aboriginal men in an urban context.'

'A short drama written and performed by Indigenous children about the Stolen Generations. Snake Dreaming is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Associaation (CAAMA) Productions. Nganampa Anwernekenhe means 'ours' in the Pitjantjatjara and Arrente languages, and the series aims to contribute to the preservation of Indigenous languages and cultures.' (Film synopsis)