Winhanganha (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. As described by the filmmaker, “[the film is] centered upon the belief that it is our own bodies that are the truest archive of our experience, and that First Nations bodies tell a powerful story of sovereignty and resistance.” Commissioned by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), the work examines how archives and the legacies of collection affect First Nations people and wider Australia, told through the lens of acclaimed Wiradjuri artist Jazz Money. (2023, DCP, 65 minutes)

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

About the filmmaker

Jazz Money is a Wiradjuri poet and artist whose practice is centered in poetics to produce works that encompass installation, performance, film, and print. Their multi-award-winning writing and art has been presented, performed, and published nationally and internationally. Money’s first poetry collection, the best-selling how to make a basket, was the 2020 winner of the David Unaipon Award. Their recently released second collection mark the dawn was the 2024 recipient of the UQP Quentin Bryce Award.

Image caption: Still from Jazz Money’s Winhanganha, courtesy of NFSA