Event Details

ASFI is delighted to invite our community to an event of powerful storytelling elevating First Nations voices and lived experiences.


Following our screenings of UNDERMINED - Tales from the Kimberley during NAIDOC Week in Naarm (Melbourne) and Gadigal (Sydney), we are hosting a Q&A Webinar with the film's Director, Stephanie King and Traditional Owner, Bardi-Kija-Nyul Nyul man and Executive Producer, Albert Wiggan, where we will explore the films themes and hear more tales from the Kimberley.


This event is free to attend and will not be recorded.


If you missed the in-person screenings or would like to re-watch the film ahead of this webinar, you can do so on SBS OnDemand:


Watch Undermined: Tales From the Kimberley | Stream free on SBS On Demand ​


Film Synopsis

Australia's vast and unspoiled Kimberley region is under threat, with mining, pastoralism and irrigated agriculture driving an unprecedented land grab. UNDERMINED investigates the politics of an area now branded "the future economic powerhouse of Australia," and what this means for our First People and their unique cultural landscapes. As pressure from industry exposes the limits of Indigenous land rights, what will remain of over 200 remote Aboriginal communities? We follow young leader Albert Wiggan, veteran cattleman Kevin Oscar and Senior Elder June Davis through David-and-Goliath battles to preserve their homelands, asking the question: for whose benefit is this development?

Speakers

  • Albert Wiggan (Traditional Owner, Bardi-Kija-Nyul Nyul man and Executive Producer)

    Albert Wiggan

    Traditional Owner, Bardi-Kija-Nyul Nyul man and Executive Producer

    Albert Wiggan is a Bardi-Kija-Nyul Nyul man from the beautiful waters of Boddergron (Cygnet Bay) on the Dampier Peninsula, who is passionate about culture, country and Indigenous science. When the government tried to build the world’s largest LNG plant at James Price Point, Albert lobbied the Supreme Court and fronted a blockade until the developer withdrew from the project. He now works as an environmental consultant with the Nyul Nyul Rangers, is Deputy Chair of the Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project, Indigenous Chair for Bilbies Australia’s National Recovery Team, and is the Nyul Nyul representative on the board of the Kimberley Land Council. Albert has toured international stages as a speaker and musician with John Butler, and has worked in film and television for the last ten years. He lives with his wife and three children on Nyul Nyul Country in Beagle Bay community.

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  • Stephanie King (Writer, Producer)

    Stephanie King

    Writer, Producer

    Stephanie King is a writer and producer known for critically-acclaimed feature OBSERVANCE (London Film Festival), distributed theatrically by Umbrella and sold to multiple territories by Shoreline. She co-wrote and produced TOOTHMOB about dental health in the Kimberley for Charlie Perkins Trust, and covered KALACC festival of Kimberley cultures. In her advocacy work, Stephanie has won the national and international Green Gown Awards for campaigns around welfare and sustainability.

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  • Tiarne Shutt (Program Lead; First Nations and Finance at Australian Sustainable Finance Institute)

    Tiarne Shutt

    Program Lead; First Nations and Finance at Australian Sustainable Finance Institute

    Tiarne is a descendant of the Worimi people and has mixed English/Danish heritage. Tiarne leads ASFI’s First Nations and Finance work program.

    Tiarne excels at pushing boundaries, shifting mindsets, and affecting social change through storytelling and relationship building. Tiarne has partnered with organisations such as; The GPT Group, CareerTrackers, First Australians Capital, Whitebox Enterprises, Ecstra Foundation, Sustainable Table, Mecca M-Power, the Impact Club, First Sentier Investors, Social Enterprise World Forum to develop an approach to unlock capital for First Nations businesses and advocate for economic self-determination.

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