“Its in our blood. I live it, all I do is music.” – Marco

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A simple backyard party with family and friends quickly becomes a heart-warming site of cultural resilience.

Join Marco for a song and a story about upheaval, struggle and an unwavering passion for music that has kept his family and culture strong.

Take the full journey and meet Marco director Guido Gonzalez on the CuriousWorks website.

Marco
Release: March 2012
Location: Fairfield, Western Sydney

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Director, Producer, Editor & Director of Photography: Guido Gonzalez
Sound: Saif Jari

The Stories Project
Creative Director: Shakthidharan
Producer: Eleanor Winkler
Mentors: Elias Nohra & Platon Theodoris

The Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks .

“We are Martu. We got everything we need out here.”

Catch a slice of Martu life in these 2 minute videos.

Punmu Life – Where We Come From

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Punmu Life – The Country I Paint

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Punmu Life – Everything We Need Out Here

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Punmu Life
Release: December 2011
Location: Punmu, Pilbara, Western Australia

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Directors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol Macdonald
Producer: Dave Wells
Directors Photography: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol Macdonald
Editors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John

The Stories Project
Creative Director: Shakthidharan
Producer: Eleanor Winkler
Mentors: Elias Nohra & Platon Theodoris

The Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks .

Content by the Desert Stories crew is produced in partnership between CuriousWorks and Martu Media, a division of Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa.

Music
‘Marathon Man’ by Jason Shaw
Under Creative Commons License
freemusicarchive.org

“We tell the stories of how our country is important, so our young people can look after it.”

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Jukurrpa Ninti — Knowledge of Culture was filmed during a return-to-country trip across Lake Dora in Martu country in the Pilbara region of WA.

Jukurrpa Ninti
Release: December 2011
Location: Lake Dora, Rudall River National Park, Western Australia

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Directors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol Macdonald
Producer: Dave Wells
Directors Photography: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John, Carol Macdonald
Editors: Curtis Taylor, Anthony Gibbs, Owen John

The Stories Project
Creative Director: Shakthidharan
Producer: Eleanor Winkler
Mentors: Elias Nohra & Platon Theodoris

The Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks .

Content by the Desert Stories crew is produced in partnership between CuriousWorks and Martu Media, a division of Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa.

Music Credits
Song — The Sacred And Her Journey Home
Artist — Mirko Uhlig
Album — The Rabbits Logbook

CuriousWorks spent 3 months in 2010-2011 working at building digital media sustainability in Newman, WA. This video summary shares that story.

To see a detailed summary video of our 2009 experience, check out:
http://newmanstories.com/2010/12/24/curiousworks-newman-2009-summary-video/ ​

Supported by BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Australia Council for the Arts and Country Arts WA.

“This film, Mamu, it’s about right, it’s about wrong. It’s about the past and the future, the new and the old.” – Curtis

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In September 2010 the Desert Stories crew embarked on their first professional short film project under the guidance of filmmaker mentor Platon Theodoris. Curtis Taylor speaks about his experience of directing his first narrative based short film, with some sneak peaks of Mamu in between.

The video is made up of interviews with Curtis during the post production phase of Mamu and was filmed on location in Newman and Lake Dora, Punmu Community.

Filmed by: Curtis Taylor & Dave Wells
Edited by: Mark Taylor

The Stories Project

Creative Director: Shakthidharan
Producer: Eleanor Winkler
Mentors: Elias Nohra & Platon Theodoris

The Stories Project is presented by CuriousWorks

Learn more about The Stories Project here