One of the most exciting things about diving deeper into world cinema is getting a chance to learn about foreign events, individuals and even entire cultures I may not have been aware of. So it is with
Ten Canoes that I was able to discover a part of Australia that I had no knowledge of in prior exposures to Australia in both pop culture and real life. This 2007 directorial effort hailing from Rolf De Heer and Peter Djigirr (the latter individual also plays a character in the film) aims to tell its viewers a story chronicling the various goings-on of a tribe of ancient natives residing in Arnhem Land, a Northern region of Australia, with the language of
Yolŋu Matha being spoken by all the on-screen characters.
