First Facts documentaries debut on 10 Streaming

The First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase collection debuts on 10 Streaming today. 

Featuring five short Western Australian-made documentaries by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, these projects span Country, culture, and generation.  

In collaboration with Network 10, the initiative is supported by Screen Australia’s First Nations Department with projects receiving funding support from Screenwest. 

The five WA documentaries include Re-imagining Our Futures: birthing, Aṉangu Way, Ornmol, Life After Footy, and Burabura. 

Learn more about the full line up of films here.  

Screenwest is proud to have supported the following First Facts documentaries:  

ANANGU WAY 

(A Goguljar Yok production with Tace Stevens and Brooke Collard) 

Aṉangu Way follows Keenan Stevens, a Noongar and Spinifex father of three, as he drives ten hours from Perth to Cundeelee – his father’s Country – for the first time in almost 30 years. Keenan hopes to rebuild his relationship with his dad, Lydon and learn more about his culture. As they journey together on Country, Lydon shares stories from the past that Keenan has never heard and as father teaches son how to make a miru (woomera), Keenan reconnects with his history and the Aṉangu way of life.  

BURABURA 

(A WS Media production with Tyson Mowarin, and Robyn Marais) 

Burabura is a love letter to the Australian bush that captures the essence of its beauty and serenity in every frame, reminding us that sometimes, the greatest adventures are the ones that take us back to our roots.   

LIFE AFTER FOOTY 

(A Ramu Productions and Ardiol Creative production with Daniel Riches, Luke Riches, Jodie Bell, and Devina McPherson) 

From the mountain peak of professional Australian sport to the reality of life after, Life After Footy follows Indigenous dual premiership AFL player Lewis Jetta on what it’s like to ride the wave of professional sport and continue living life the best way he can.   

ORNMOL 

(A Regen Studios production with Marlikka Perdrisat, Jayde Harding, Anna Kaplan, and Damon Gameau) 

Ornmol is set in the Kimberley region in northwestern Australia, where a small community school ends each day with the Joonba ritual, in which all the children dance. This connection to their culture and Country helps the young people to develop a deep trust in themselves and their surroundings. Ornmol accompanies the children of Kupungarri as they collect ochre and prepare to dance at one of the biggest cultural events of the year, the Mowanjum Festival. 

RE-IMAGINING OUR FUTURES: BIRTHING 

(A Kirri Media production with Kimberley Benjamin, Shari Hutchison, and Kalinda Palmer) 

In Re-imagining Our Futures: birthing, we meet Nyikina and Jabirr Jabirr woman, Kalinda (Gal) Palmer, who is a gentle but fierce young mother. As an Aboriginal woman, she has experienced the ways in which western medical systems have let her down and she dreams of returning to traditional birthing practices. Inspired by yarns with her elders, Gal dreams of a future where she, her family, and community have sovereignty over birthing ceremony and tradition. A future where she can bring new life into the world on country in a way that she has always imagined.  

Stream the First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase collection now on 10.   

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