Dya (Country) (2026)
Director: Tracey Rigney
Cast: Parni Rigney-Read, Ngarra Murray, Tracey Rigney
In the heart of Victoria, far beyond the city lights of Melbourne, a First Nations filmmaker from the region turns the lens on a quiet revolution. This is the story of the Wotjobaluk Nations—a community often cast as the underdog—battling for the simple, profound right to be seen and heard. Through intimate storytelling, the documentary peels back the layers of Treaty, revealing not a distant political ideal, but a fractured, intricate mosaic built from grassroots struggles, personal sacrifice, and the raw, everyday truths of survival on Country. It’s a portrait of sovereignty that doesn’t wait for permission, unfolding in real-time where the fight for recognition is lived, not legislated.