Penelope McDonald’s documentary 'Audrey Napanangka' centres on the titular Warlpiri woman and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for together.
Female directors have taken the lion's share of nominations for this year's Australian Directors' Guild awards, with Sian Davies and Stef Smith each securing three nods and their counterparts dominating the feature film categories.
Production on Penelope McDonald's documentary Audrey Napanangka may have officially begun in 2012, but the seeds of the project were laid well before.
Sydney Film Festival director and acting CEO Nashen Moodley hopes a program of "big emotions" will help cinemas continue to build momentum post-lockdown, with the full line-up for the 2022 event unveiled on Wednesday.