★★★★
“A profound opportunity to reflect on our relationship with Aboriginal Australia and what is truely broken. These children are not broken its’ the systems around them that are.”
“A story of hope, a powerful reminder of the strength of Aboriginal people, their families and communities.”
★★★★
★★★★
“A breathtaking and visually stunning story”
“A profoundly moving documentary: simultaneously informative, insightful and affecting.”
“A wholly original and impactful look at growing up Indigenous in Australia today”
“A window into the failings of the mainstream education system — failings that are funnelling Indigenous kids into the hands of the criminal justice system.”
“Inspires us to stand up for all the children in Australia and around the world who suffer injustice, social exclusion and human insecurity.”
“A powerful, essential portrait of Australian youth”
“It has had an influence upon my thinking that will not leave me.”
The star of In My Blood It Runs, Dujuan addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to call on the Australian Government to treat kids like him better.
Winner Best Australian documentary – Stronger than Fiction Film Festival
Winner Audience Choice Award – Darwin Film Festival
Winner Best Film and Best Documentary – Byron Bay Film Festival
Winner Best Documentary – Social and Political Issues ATOM Award
Walkley Award Nomination – Best Documentary
AACTA Award Nomination – Best Documentary and Best Cinematography
Critics Circle Awards – Nomination
Winner of Best Feature Documentary – Olympia Film Festival (Greece)
Bonsai Films
http://bonsaifilms.com.au
jpage@bonsaifilms.com.au
hello@unquiet.com.au
Together Films
inmyblooditruns@togetherfilms.org
Sarah Harvey Publicity
sarah@sarahharveypublicity.co.uk
Sentient. Art.Film
keisha@sentientarfilm.com
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Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/358942768
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpcWq54Ga0&t=3s
Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future self.
