kwatye urrewe

US premiere

“kwatye urrewe” is the cleansing, running water that flows through dry desert creek beds after rain. These poets and their poems seek to cleanse the spirit in the same way, dancing with the wind and singing ancestral songs to heal the land.

Kieran Mpetyane Satour, Australia, 2024, 15 min, in English with English captions

About the Artist

Kieran Mpetyane Satour is a Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte & Worimi writer, producer & director who draws inspiration from his ancestral heritage and experiences of growing up as an blackfella in Australia to produce films that are culturally nuanced, evocative and thought provoking. Co-founder of 100% Aboriginal owned and operated production company GARUWA, Kieran produces films that explore the connection between culture, country & kin in celebration of the strength and resilience of Indigenous peoples across the globe. Kieran’s film NGURRAWAANA (Aesthetica Film Festival 2023) was the winner of the 2023 Monster Children Short Film Awards. After winning the award Kieran travelled to Aotearoa to direct the doco MAHIKA KAI (Māoriland Film Festival 2024) with an inspirational Māori family working to revitalise Kāi Tahu country and culture. Kieran was also Director and Executive Producer of We Are Warriors: Through The Fire, which was awarded a Bronze Lion at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2023.