Presented by Jazz Money + National Film and Sound Archive of Australia + Kia Mau Festival
WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) – is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is an examination of how archives and the legacies of collection affect First Nations people and wider Australia, told through the lens of acclaimed Wiradjuri artist, Jazz Money.
Commissioned by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), WINHANGANHA was born from a desire to make sense of the archival inheritances that shape our present realities. Across a two-year period working closely with the NFSA collection Jazz sifted through and reflected on the institution’s extensive collections of works made by and about First Nations Australian people.
Through film, television, audio and music recordings collected since the advent of these technologies, the film is a poem in five acts that attempts to acknowledge the horrors, joys and beauties held within the archive. The film questions power and position, story teller and the stories told. The film includes original poetry written and performed by Jazz and an original score by Filipino- Aboriginal rapper and composer DOBBY (Rhyan Clapham).
"WINHANGANHA was born from a desire to make sense of the archival inheritances that shape our present realities. I wanted to tell a story of how these archives affect the lives of First Nations people today through complex and intersecting ways. WINHANGANHA is centred upon the belief that it is our own bodies that are the truest archive of our experience, and that any documentation is only ever an approximation of the person doing the gazing – not the gazed. Our stories exist far beyond the colonial gaze." - Jazz Money - Artist
WINHANGANHA is centred 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. And while First Nations bodies have been documented, mythologised, degraded, and catalogued and stored within the colonial gaze of archive, these bodies, these people, have danced and sung and marched and are utterly whole, beyond what can be held in these collections. The film asks how we will create new futures through that which we inherit.
This film was made on the lands of the Gadigal people and the Ngambri and Ngunnawal peoples. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
WINHANGANHA contains names, images and voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Content warning includes an M Rating, for mature audiences, 16 years plus.
"I feel like every Australian should be made to watch it." - Jodie Bell, CEO Goolarri Media Enterprises
Creative Credits:
Writer & Director Jazz Money
Producer Elena Guest
Executive Producer Gayle Lake
Executive Producer Patrick Mcintyre
Executive Producer Jacqui Uhlmann
Composer Ryan Clapham (as Dobby, Rhyan Clapham)
Editor Jazz Money, Viktor Fumic, Danny Roberts, Terry Stuetz, Simon Wedd
Poetry Jazz Money
Learn More About Jazz Money
Jazz Money (she/they) is a poet and artist of Wiradjuri heritage producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film and print. Working across different mediums, Jazz’s practice is centred around questions of narrative and legacy: place memory, First Nations memory, colonial memory and the stories that we tell to construct national and personal identity.
Their first poetry collection, the bestselling how to make a basket (UQP, 2021) was the 2020 winner of the David Unaipon Award. In 2023 she was a resident artist at the Clothing Store at Carriageworks in Sydney.
As a cross-disciplinary artist, Jazz’s work has been presented in public settings and leading institutions including HeK Basel, Switzerland; The Shed, New York; Pivô, São Paulo; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; ACMI, Melbourne; Powerhouse, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Sydney; Carriageworks, Sydney; Fremantle Biennale; and others.
Their writing has been widely published nationally and internationally, and performed on stages around the world, including TEDx Sydney; the Edinburgh International Book Festival; the Sydney Opera House; Literature Live! Mumbai;
Auckland Writers Festival; Performance Space New York; PEN International; and a wide range of arts and literary festivals in every Australian state and territory.
Learn More About Kia Mau Festival
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Kia Mau Festival is at the forefront of contemporary Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana, and Indigenous theatre and dance in Aotearoa and beyond. We are innovators—pushing boundaries, redefining forms, and forging new paths with creative risk-taking at every step. Right here, right now, we bring together local, national, and international artists in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. We find the intersection where our stories intertwine, creating an experience that is uniquely ‘local’ yet unparalleled in Pōneke throughout the year.
Kia Mau offers a truly unique experience, led by Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana, and Indigenous voices at every level—from our leadership to our artists and audiences. Unlike any other festival, we are not just a platform for presentations; we are a hub for kōrero and whanaungatanga.
Our festival serves as a whare where Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana, and Indigenous artists and their communities are supported throughout the creation, development, and staging of their works. By providing a nurturing environment, we empower individual artists, strengthen their capabilities, and enrich the arts sector, celebrating the diversity and talent of Tāngata Whenua, Tāngata Moana, and Indigenous artists.
With our deep understanding of the arts sector and strong relationships with artists from emerging talents to established figures, we identify those at pivotal moments in their careers or with significant projects. By including them in the Kia Mau Festival programme, we support them in taking strategic steps forward. This approach has allowed Kia Mau Festival to make a substantial impact on numerous artists and, consequently, shape the contemporary arts landscape.
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