A minibus full of hope drives into Australia's most divisive vote since Federation.
With a national vote approaching to enshrine Indigenous peoples voice in the constitution, a dynamic Indigenous youth group travel on a pilgrimage across Australia to commemorate a historic civil rights victory. Buoyed by the imminent referendum, the group voyage through ephemeral Australian landscape in the microcosm of a minibus, sharing the rich, multilayered stories of their personal histories, as they dream up a hopeful new vision for Australia. As the results of the vote are counted, it’s impact on their future offer two paths – a hopeful breakthrough or another chapter in the long fight for recognition.
Direction
Dual Indigenous filmmakers center voices usually edited out
Cinematography
Ephemeral landscapes mirror fleeting political possibility
Writing
Personal histories braided with national narrative
Director
Semara Jose
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum failed nationally, making this documentary an immediate historical artifact of hope before defeat.
Director Semara Jose is a Gomeroi writer-director; the film's existence contradicts the referendum's outcome—Indigenous voices documented regardless of constitutional recognition.
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