INDIGENOUS SHORTS - Screening at MAGNT
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Screening in the aircon at MAGNT, enjoy a selection of Indigenous shorts from around Australia. Learn, explore and be entertained by First Nations stories and storytellers.
MAŊUTJI (CATCHING EYES)
11min | Siena Mayutu Wurmarri Stubbs
Winner of the Dendy Live Action Short Award at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
Set in a small aboriginal community of Yirrkala, how do two young teens navigate their ever-growing draw toward one other, while maintaining cultural boundaries and kinship?
In Yolnu Matha with English subtitles.
MAN WEARING A HELMET
5min | Keinan William McGillivray Pethybridge, Marcus Raymond
With special guests Keinan William McGillivray Pethybridge and Marcus Raymond.
In the aftermath of their abduction under the guise of government protection, two Aboriginal boys endure forced assimilation into a white Australian household.
Viewer Advice: Contains themes of racial discrimination and instances of violence towards First Nations people.
BRINGING HIS SPIRIT HOME
14min | Dylan Nicholls
Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far from his family and land. Peter travels to France to perform a ceremony to bring his spirit home.
INJALAK
11min | Jonathan Sequeira, Wade Jackson
In remote Gunbalunya, Injalak Arts Centre empowers Aboriginal artists, bridging cultures by drawing tourists into authentic Indigenous stories and community life.
OUR CHOIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRAVELLING
9min | Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Marjorie 'Nunga' Williams, Nelson Armstrong
Winner of the Yoram Gross Animation Award at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
This animated story charts the international legacy and intergenerational impact of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir, and its previous iterations.
SEE-SAW
15min | Nazareth Alfred
A coming-of-age drama centred on a rebellious and grieving Torres Strait Islander teenager. Her mother is in hospital, and Jade is struggling with grief, identity, family responsibilities, and the desire for a normal adolescence like her peers.
CORNWALLIS
16min | Tully Hemsley
With special guests Tully Hemsley and Levi Nichaloff.
Levi faces a defining crossroads between the life he knows and the future he hopes for. Based on the real experiences of Levi himself, Cornwallis is a story about a simple choice...
FACELESS
28min | Fraser Pemberton, William Jaka
With special guests Fraser Pemberton and William Jaka.
An Indigenous man navigates three parallel realities in urban Australia, trying to find a place in his own land.
***
Strictly no food or drink permitted in the MAGNT theatrette.
MAŊUTJI (CATCHING EYES)
11min | Siena Mayutu Wurmarri Stubbs
Winner of the Dendy Live Action Short Award at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
Set in a small aboriginal community of Yirrkala, how do two young teens navigate their ever-growing draw toward one other, while maintaining cultural boundaries and kinship?
In Yolnu Matha with English subtitles.
MAN WEARING A HELMET
5min | Keinan William McGillivray Pethybridge, Marcus Raymond
With special guests Keinan William McGillivray Pethybridge and Marcus Raymond.
In the aftermath of their abduction under the guise of government protection, two Aboriginal boys endure forced assimilation into a white Australian household.
Viewer Advice: Contains themes of racial discrimination and instances of violence towards First Nations people.
BRINGING HIS SPIRIT HOME
14min | Dylan Nicholls
Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far from his family and land. Peter travels to France to perform a ceremony to bring his spirit home.
INJALAK
11min | Jonathan Sequeira, Wade Jackson
In remote Gunbalunya, Injalak Arts Centre empowers Aboriginal artists, bridging cultures by drawing tourists into authentic Indigenous stories and community life.
OUR CHOIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN TRAVELLING
9min | Judith Pungarta Inkamala, Marjorie 'Nunga' Williams, Nelson Armstrong
Winner of the Yoram Gross Animation Award at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
This animated story charts the international legacy and intergenerational impact of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir, and its previous iterations.
SEE-SAW
15min | Nazareth Alfred
A coming-of-age drama centred on a rebellious and grieving Torres Strait Islander teenager. Her mother is in hospital, and Jade is struggling with grief, identity, family responsibilities, and the desire for a normal adolescence like her peers.
CORNWALLIS
16min | Tully Hemsley
With special guests Tully Hemsley and Levi Nichaloff.
Levi faces a defining crossroads between the life he knows and the future he hopes for. Based on the real experiences of Levi himself, Cornwallis is a story about a simple choice...
FACELESS
28min | Fraser Pemberton, William Jaka
With special guests Fraser Pemberton and William Jaka.
An Indigenous man navigates three parallel realities in urban Australia, trying to find a place in his own land.
***
Strictly no food or drink permitted in the MAGNT theatrette.
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Where is it happening?
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Arts Museum, The Gardens NT 0820, Australia, Darwin
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Host or PublisherDarwin International Film Festival
