With problems on the home front, 15-year-old Murra is on the verge of lashing out. That is, until her policeman uncle thwarts her self-destructive behaviour with a lifeline: a “photo-safari for at-risk kids”. Murra isn’t entirely convinced, but she soon joins cantankerous Kylie, uptight Sean, happy-go-lucky Elvis, and camp counsellors Fernando and Michelle on a transformative bus trip to the Pilbara. On the trail, the teens learn about fun, friendship and first crushes, as well as the forces of ‘reality’ that puncture the bubble of youth.
Cinematography
Pilbara landscapes shot like alien cathedrals.
Acting
Shantae Barnes-Cowan's silences hit harder than monologues.
Direction
Jub Clerc's debut: confident, specific, unhurried.
Director
Jub Clerc
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jub Clerc is a Nyikina woman from Derby, Western Australia—this is the first feature directed by an Aboriginal woman from WA, and it was shot on her own country.
The 'photo safari' program is based on real outreach initiatives in remote Australia; Clerc worked with at-risk youth through similar arts programs before filmmaking.
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