MOURNING COUNTRY (2021)

Noel Butler, a Budawang Elder from the Yuin nation, stands on the ashes of his property after the devastating Currowan fire. It’s not the buildings he mourns, but the ecosystem that’s been lost. The small pocket of Australia that he has worked so hard to protect and use for education on traditional knowledge, has been overrun, not by fire, but by greed and lack of proper management of the entire nation. This is a personal experience that is shared Australia wide, not just from the fires, but from the loss of diversity, dryness of the rivers and the destruction of the land.

Director Andrew Kaineder
Cinematography Ryan Andrew Lee and Andrew Kaineder Editor Lily Davis at The Editors, Sydney Colourist Fergus Rotherman Sound and Mix Electric Sheep Music
Music JP Franklin (Featuring Joe Lisk on Trumpet and Jane Auborough on Violin)
Design Shaun Clark
Animation Le Brodie
Supported by Treading Lightly Inc. and Nura Gunyu
Presented by NOWNESS

Best Cinematography: Far South Film Festival
Winner: Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize
Finalist: Best original score St Kilda Film Festival
Official Selection: Antenna Documentary Film Festival
Highly Commended: Canberra Short Film Festival
Finalist: Byron Bay Film Festival