SYNOPSIS 

Four divergent Indigenous artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognised urban art. To provoke or to regenerate? These artists are digging deeper into their art to uncover unfinished business.

These artists are shown in the midst of creating works for major exhibitions, and prestigious prizes that offer them powerful ways to tell their stories. They are seriously breaking new ground and making names for themselves.  Blak Douglas is about to win the Archibald Prize, Maree Clarke is working on the biggest urban art installation in Australia, the Melbourne Metro tunnel project, Penny Evans has her major work opening at the National Gallery of Australia, and Ben McKeown attempts a come-back at the Selzer prize after a heart attack. 

TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/796937054?share=copy#t=0

AWARDS/SCREENINGS

Finalist for Best Melbourne Documentary at 2023 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Award of Excellence Special Mention at 2023 Accolade Global Film Competition, USA 

& Outstanding Achievement at the 2023 Accolade Global Film Humanitarian Awards

Best Documentary Award at 2024 Roshani International Film Festival, India

Honourable Mention at 2024 Art Film Awards, North Macedonia

Season Awards Nomination Shortlist for Best Feature Documentary  at 2024 London Lift-Off Film Festival

Nominee at 2024 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience

Honorable Mention at 2025 Art Film Awards, Skopje

Nominee at 20245Suwon International Film Festival, South Korea

Official Selection at 2023 Adelaide Film Festival, AUS

Official Selection at 2023 Urban Mediamakers Festival, USA

Official Selection at 2023 Down Under Berlin Film Festival

Official Selection at 2023 Iconic Images Film Festival

Official Selection at 2023 Santa Clarita Film Festival, USA

Official Selection at 2024 Spotlight on Academics Film Festival, Canada

Official Selection at 2024 California International Film Festival, USA

Official Selection at 2024 City of Art Film Festival, Spain

Official Selection at 2024 Vienna Film Stories, Austria

Official Selection at 2024 London Cinematic Horizons, UK

Official Selection at 2024 David Film Festival, Turkey

Official Selection at 2024 Seattle Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 Toronto Lift-Off Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 New York Lift-Off Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 Paris Lift-Off Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 Dream Vision International Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 Albuquerque Film & Music Experience

Official Selection at 2024 International Stockholm Film Festival

Official Selection at 2024 Raleigh Film & Art Festival, USA

Official Selection at 2024 Peloponnisos International Documentary Festival, Greece

Official Selection at 2024 Tagus Art Association Film Festival, Portugal

Official Selection at 2024 Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival

Quarter-finalist at 2024 Symbiotic Film Festival, USA

Honorable Mention at 2024 Richmond International Film Festival, USA

CREATIVE TEAM

Writer/Director – Mark Street

Producer – Fiona Cochrane

Co-writers & Co-producers – Maree Clarke, Ben McKeown, Blak Douglas & Penny Evans

Cinematographer – Mark Street

Sound Recordist – David Muir

Distributed by FanForce Films

Screened in 2024 on NITV; Currently on SBS-on-Demand