Garuwa and Doc Society have announced the eight Indigenous storytellers selected for their annual Impact Lab, which aims to support projects centered on truth-telling, healing and community-led change.
They include Zena Cumpston (Balkanji/Kurnu), Denise Faye (Argun/Badu Island, Kalaw Lagau Ya), Bianca Hunt (Kamilaroi, Balkinji, Baladon, Wajuku), Barbara Ibuai (Saibai Koedor/Guda Malirgar/Kalaw Kalaw Ya), and Shontel Lia Ketchel. (Kaanju, Wakaid, Merriam Mere), Lewis Mokaku (Jugun), Kayden Pearson (Bagarmugu), Merrin Trescott (Wiradjuri).
The lab, which takes place in Wodi Wodi and Dharawar Country and incorporates indigenous values and methodologies, is led by Genevieve Greaves, director of Worimi and co-founder of Garwah, and Rory Mansfield, producer of Bundjalung. She will be guided by mentors including Holly Pfeiffer, Doctor Society Director of Special Projects, and Alex Kelly, founding member of the Unquiet Collective and Director of Economic Media Center at Australian Progress.
The program is supported by Screen Australia’s Indigenous division and Shark Island Kangaroo Valley.
Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Big Screen.
