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.

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.

Stories Project participant and now Matta Media producer, Guido Gonzalez, returns to his old high school to deliver filmmaking workshops.
Listen to his experience of the first day on the job.

“Punmu is a lovely place to live … we’ve got everything we need out here.” Cass NanudiePunmu is a remote community situated in the Rundall River National Park in the Pilbara region, WA. It has an average transient population of about 150 people, mostly Martu (and some white fellas).From small beginnings 30 years ago, Punmu is now a well established remote community with an office, a general store and school.Catch a slice of Martu life in 2 minutes.Producer: Dave WellsDirectors: Curtis Taylor, Owen JohnDirectors Photography: Curtis TaylorEditors: Mark TaylorThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe 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 Licensefreemusicarchive.orgLearn more about The Stories Project at www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at www.curiousworks.com.au/

Catch a slice of Martu life in 2 minutes. Take a walk around the general store in Punmu community.Producer: Dave WellsDirector: Curtis TaylorDirectors Photography: Curtis TaylorEditor: Mark TaylorMusic: 'Funky Junky’ by Jason Shaw freemusicarchive.orgThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe 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.Learn more about The Stories Project at www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at www.curiousworks.com.au/

Catch a slice of Martu life in 2 minutes.Producer: Dave WellsDirector: Curtis TaylorDirector Photography: Curtis Taylor Editor: Mark TaylorThe Stories ProjectCreative Director: ShakthidharanProducer: Eleanor WinklerMentors: Elias Nohra & Platon TheodorisThe 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.Learn more about The Stories Project at www.thestoriesproject.com.au/Learn more about CuriousWorks at www.curiousworks.com.au/