Join us for a post-screening discussion with Nici Cumpston, director, Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum.

Emily: I Am Kam is a revelatory portrait of the trailblazing artist Emily Kam Kngwarray. From the Utopia community in the Northern Territory of Australia, Kngwarray’s work reshaped the international contemporary art world and is included in the exhibition The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art. One of Australia’s most celebrated figures, she is the highest-selling woman artist in the country’s history. Known for her wit and radiant presence, the Anmatyerr Elder found global fame in the late ’80s with large-scale paintings deeply rooted in her connection to Country , culture and community. This biography follows the preparations for the National Gallery of Australia’s major 2023 Kngwarray retrospective, while rare archival materials let the artist, who passed away in 1996, speak in her own words. (Danielle MacLean, Warumungu/Luritja, 2025, DCP, 60 minutes)

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art