The film tells the story of two aged Aboriginals, Stuart and Valerie Ankin, who are fighting to defend the culture and traditions of their community from extinction. By combining the past generations’ know-how with modern science, they can create new activities and give new economic impulse to the young Aboriginals who, in this way, may have the chance to go back and live in their ancestors’ land. They go back to their roots in an attempt to preserve Aboriginal culture and tradition. In Stuart Ankin’s opinion this is to also offer future generations an alternative lifestyle to the modern life of towns, empty of real humanity.
Director
Christopher Walker
Christopher Walker is a multi award-winning producer, director of documentaries for international television. He recently completed TAR SANDS: TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH for Friends of the Earth Europe , and CONGO-OIL GOTTEN GAINS for AL JAZEERA ENGLISH. Other films include THE DREAMERS OF ARNHEM LAND (ARTE-FRANCE/GERMANY/TG4 IRELAND) tells how Aborigines ensure their cultural survival in northern Australia; REGOPSTAAN’S DREAM (FRANCE 5, SABC) the story of how the last surviving South African Bushmen are reclaiming their land in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON (ARTE, PLANETE,SVT) presented in ten international film festivals and winner of four major prizes, and HARD DRIVE – a documentary on the cyber-information war for CHANNEL FOUR (UK). His film TRINKETS & BEADS – the story of one small Amazon tribe’s fight against international oil companies – was completed for HBO/CINEMAX and has been broadcast in 20 countries.