Bukal Bukal
2026

Bukal Bukal

World Premiere.

Bukal Bukal is a visually immersive documentary, shaped by the Seasons and Country we follow Yidinji woman Henrietta Marrie AM, whose life’ and transformed how governments, corporations and global institutions understand their s work has reshaped Indigenous rights responsibility to land, culture and custodianship

Director

Pauline Clague
Rhoda Roberts AO

Runtime

52 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

All Ages

Shaped by her totem, Bukal Bukal (the Black lawyer vine), this documentary weaves the extraordinary life of Yindji woman and activist Henrietta Marrie AM with her Country. Her work has transformed Indigenous rights and reshaped the way governments, corporations and international institutions engage with land, culture and custodianship. An activist, academic, elder and leader, her wish is to bring home her family's ancestral artefacts from the British Museum to strengthen the next generation. The film explores a deeper question of belonging, healing and the enduring relationship between people, culture and Country.

Film Credits

Director

Pauline Clague & Rhoda Roberts AO

Year

2026

Country

Australia

Language

English

Type

Feature Documentary

Producer

Julie NihillMitchell Stanley & Rhea Stephenson

Cinematographer

Alan CollinsJoanne Beckwith Cole & Justine Kerrigan

Editor

Scott Walton

Music

John Ertler

Film Source

No Coincidence Media

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