POWER TO COUNTRY (2023)

Displaced by global shifts in climate and a lack of stable power, Garrwa woman Shirley wants to ensure her descendants are connected to their country and culture - community owned solar power may be the solution she needs.

Storytellers Shirley Simon, Lynette Simon & Family
Director Josef Jakamarra Egger
Producer Andrea Distefano
Supervising Director Genevieve Grieves
Field Producer Libby Collins
1st Assistant Director Conrad Rory
Co-Producer Maya Ghattas
Executive Producer Kelrick Martin
Consulting Producer Kieran Satour
Director of Photography Ryan Andrew Lee
Sound Designer Lachlan Harris
Editor Josh Burns
Sound Recordist Francis Diatschenko
Supervising Post Producer Ramona Telecican
Production Assistant Anita Archer
Supervising Editor Rah Dakota
Legals Deborah Doctor, Muse Legal
Post Production Services The Post Lounge
Online Editors Charnstar Anderson, Jayden Byrne & Jack Mason
Colourist Kim Bjorge
Post Producer Sam Price
Technical QC Operator Tiago De Sousa
Production Company GARUWA
Company Credits Australian Broadcaster ABC
Supported by ABC Factual, Screen Territory, Docsociety & Documentary Australia
Financed with the Assistance of Shark Island Foundation

Filmed on the traditional country of the Yanyuwa, Marra, Garrwa, Gudanji and Binbingka people of the Borroloola Community and Mumathamburru (West Island), North-East Northern Territory.

Special thanks to Yanyuwa and Garrwa People, Shirley Simon, Lynette Simon and family, Gadrian Hoosan, The Original Power team including Conrad Rory, Lauren Mellor, Dan Brookes and Scotty McDinny, Shaun Evans and the Li-Anthawirriyarra Sea Ranger Unit, Mabunji Aboriginal Resource Indigenous Corporation, Malandari store and Redimart store, Borroloola and the GARUWA team.

Finalist: Sydney Film Fesitval Environmental Shorts
ABC Screening