SHORT SYNOPSIS

While searching for Miriwoong language speakers to put on a public storytelling show in Kununurra, the linguist and his team must follow rather than guide Indigenous people.

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WHAT THE FILM IS ABOUT

The documentary film ‘The Language Party’ shines a spotlight on Indigenous languages, challenging the notion that endangered languages are only for academic documentation. By creatively integrating one of the oldest world languages into the contemporary landscape of Kununurra, the film inspires a new generation of Miriwoong speakers and fosters respect among the mainstream Australian audience.

 

MESSAGE OF THE FILM

This documentary film aims to address the invisibility of language owners. The film captures the moments of empowerment of the language users, the Miriwoong language community, which is as interested in preserving its oral culture as in the extra-linguistic outcomes of having a good time and staying strong.