Private Project

Veins of the Country - A story by Aboriginal elder Mervyn Street

This is a short film about the vitality of the Fitzroy River, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Mervyn Street, a senior Gooniyandi Aboriginal man, uses his art and storytelling to talk about the rhythms of water and life in the creeks and in the river. He also explains how the river is central to Indigenous people of different languages who live in the catchment, and are connected by water flows.

  • Sarah Laborde
    Director
  • Mervyn Street
    Writer
  • Sarah Laborde
    Writer
  • June Davis
    Writer
  • Mangkaja Arts
    Producer
  • NESP
    Producer
  • Gooniyandi Country
    Key Cast
  • Bunuba Country
    Key Cast
  • Walmajarri Country
    Key Cast
  • Nyikina-Mangala Country
    Key Cast
  • Warrwa Country
    Key Cast
  • Mervyn Street
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sarah Laborde

Sarah Laborde is a research fellow at the Australian Rivers Institute, at Griffith University in Australia. A few years ago she completed a joint PhD in Environmental Engineering and Anthropology. She is interested in the relationships between water and people.

Mervyn Street is a Gooniyandi Aboriginal man from the Kimberley in Western Australalia. Gooniyandi is one of the two river groups from the country around Fitzroy Crossing. Mervyn is an accomplished author, illustrator, carver and painter, and the chairman of Mangkaja Arts.

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