HOLDING SPACE (2024)

A love letter to Cummeragunja and the Barmah Forest. Land holds memories of grief and joy, it tells our stories of resilience and love. Holding Space explores connections to place and the emotions Country evokes. Through visual storytelling Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla say thank you to their Elders, for nurturing connections and passing down knowledge, so future generations always have a place to come home to.

Storytellers
Aunty Rochelle Patten,Aunty Denise Morgan-Bulled, Aunty Dorothy Taylor, Aunty Sonia Cooper, Aunty Monica Morgan and Uncle Colin Walker

Creative Direction Apryl Day (Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba and Barapa Barapa) and Jirra Lulla Harvey (Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri), Kalinya Studios
Producer Kieran Mpetyane Satour (Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte & Worimi)
Cinematographer Ryan Andrew Lee
Editor Rah Dakota
Production Design Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla Harvey
Colour by Moodlab
Colourist CJ Dobson
Original Music and Sound Mix Jai Pyne
Photographer James Evans
Additional Project Imagery Chris Warrior
Co-commissioned by YIRRAMBOI and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, QVWC and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Filmed on the Traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta People in Victoria.