http://www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Stories Project Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92A6E1338C06716BThe strangest thing is to walk on concrete. We normally walk on soft sand.- OJWithin days of arriving in Sydney, the Desert Stories crew began lamenting their distance from home and rueing the pace of the city. Inspired by the buskers he saw everyday at Central Station, OJ brought a song about his desert home and his people to the endless parade of city-folk moving through the Railway Square tunnel. He made $20.OJ On BroadwayDirectors & Cinematographers: Morika Blijabu & Curtis TaylorPerformer: Owen GibbsSound: Cassandra NanudieBoom: Jeremy SammyEditors: Desert Stories crewCreative Director: ShakthidharanSupervising Producer: Eleanor WinklerSupervising Filmmakers: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisMusic: Living in the Desert by OJ & the Punmu Lakeside BandContent by the Desert Stories crew is produced in partnership between CuriousWorks and Martu Media, a division of Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa.Learn more about The Stories Project at http://thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at http://curiousworks.com.au

http://www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Stories Project Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92A6E1338C06716B“For family, woman, man and child, going back to the land they know.” – Billy Landy aka ButlerCatch a slice of Martu life in 2 minutes.On a return to country trip to Durba Springs in June this year, Martumili artist Yankura paints his traditional home Puntawarri. The backing track, performed by Butler is also about Puntawarri, a longing to return to their ancestral home.Producer: Dave WellsDirectors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol MacdonaldDirectors Photography: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol MacdonaldEditors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen JohnSound: Anthony GibbsMusic: courtesy of Billy Landy aka Butler, “Puntawarri”, recorded liveThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks.Learn more about The Stories Project at http://thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at http://curiousworks.com.au

http://thestoriesproject.com.au/Stories Project Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92A6E1338C06716B“Candombe is a very emotional experience … you feel your ancestry when you play.”- Leo Santalucia, UrumbeCatch a slice of Western Sydney life in 90 seconds.The candombe drums hold cultural importance for both the Uruguayan and African communities in Fairfield. Just as it provided relief for the African slaves who brought this rhythmic drumming from Africa, it continues to remind South American migrants of the difficult social, political and economic hardships that caused their families to migrate.On 29th May 2010, Fairfield saw its very first Afro-Latino festival that celebrated the shared cultural heritage of African and Latin American communities. A love of soccer, music dance and food was shared by all who attended the event.CandombeProducer: Guido GonzalezDirector: Lazarius Nyembo1st Assistant Director: Alan LaoDirector Photography: Anna LamEditor: Shane MacDonald and Elias NohraSound: Saif JariMusic: Urumbe Drumming Group (recorded live at the AfroLatino Festival)Thanks to festival organiser Laura LunaThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks.Learn more about The Stories Project at http://thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at http://curiousworks.com.au

http://www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Stories Project Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92A6E1338C06716BYou don’t know us. You’ve never heard our story. And we want to tell you.- CurtisOver a few days in June 2010, the Urban Stories and Desert Stories crews met for the first time. They shared a meal. They interviewed each other. They began to understand how different the desert was to the city; and yet how similar their feelings and aspirations were.The First Supper videos are your chance to meet the crews; to get to know a little bit about where they come from. The First Supper: Part Two will be released in August, in which Anna asks Lazare what exactly what will happen if someone other than a mother cooks that dish…The First SupperAll Roles (interviews): Urban Stories and Desert Stories crewsProducer (supper shoot): Urban Stories crewMusic: Punmu Lakeside Band featuring Monkey Marc and Ozi Batla (Part One)The Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks. Learn more about The Stories Project at http://thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at http://curiousworks.com.auContent by the Desert Stories crew is produced in partnership between CuriousWorks and Martu Media, a division of Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa.

http://www.thestoriesproject.com.au“If we haven’t said anything, no one knows we even have a story. But now we’re gonna say it, so it makes a difference.” – LazareThe Urban Stories crew reflect on their first year together with CuriousWorks, learning skills and making films, and the formation of their media enterprise, Matta Media.Filmed by: The Urban Stories CrewEdited by: Mark TaylorThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisLearn more about The Stories Project at www.thestoriesproject.com.auLearn more about CuriousWorks at www.curiousworks.com.au