In My Blood It Runs
Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future self.
In My Blood It Runs was shot in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Sandy Bore Homeland and Borroloola Community, Northern Territory, Australia over three years. The intimacy of the film and the delicacy with which it has represented the complex struggles of Dujuan and his families lives has been achieved through a deep and collaborative process between the filmmaking team and the family.
Carol Turner
Megan Hoosan
James Mawson
Margaret Anderson
Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson
Larissa Behrendt
Maya Newell
Margaret Kemarre Turner OAM
Agnes Abbott
Amelia Turner
Jane Vadiveloo