Burnt Country

Kirsten Slemint

| Australia

| 00:17:45

4:00pm Saturday 1st March 2025

Could Australia’s past help secure its future? 65,000 years in the making, Burnt Country is about fighting fire, with fire.

Exploring the profound knowledge and wisdom of First Nations, this film is an invitation to connect to country and community.

Transcript

Programme

HUMAN FLOW

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Traveling Light

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Trust Us, Conversations on M*therhood, Care and Working in the Arts

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Crip/Mad Archive Dances

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