FILM SYNOPSIS:

Caught in a collision between the brave new world of rap, football and street cred and the oldest living culture on earth, Lorrpu, Botj and Milika are three Yolngu teenagers who once shared a childhood dream of becoming great hunters together.

However, things change, dreams become harder to attain. Botj is “walking on the wild side” a lost soul in search of a place. Milika is more interested in football, chicks and hot tracks than any of the traditional knowledge he is being taught. And only Lorrpu seems to care about the dream any more. Their paths are diverging, and he is the only one who can see it.

DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY:

Johnson was born in England but spent his early years in the Bahamas before his family moved to Africa. Following a stint in London, where he studied acting and worked as a cameraman, Johnson returned to Darwin (where he spent his formative years), intent on one day making a movie that would encourage people to appreciate the cultural wealth of the Aboriginal race and the untamed beauty of the Northern Territory terrain.

Establishing the Darwin-based production company, Burrundi Pictures, Johnson’s cinematic ability and close relationships with the Yolngu community led him to direct most of Yothu Yindi’s music clips. He also directed the acclaimed special Tribal Voice, on the life of his good friend, and Yothu Yindi lead singer/songwriter, Mandawuy Yunupingu.