In 1972, the planting of a beach umbrella by young Aboriginal activists in the lawns opposite Parliament House sparked a revelation across the country.
Sitting strong and proud on Ngunnawal country, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy soon became a marker for justice, uniting people across the nation – the fight for land rights.
Revisiting hours of images and footage from the archives through a First Nations lens, Still We Rise is a bold dive into a year of incendiary protest and revolutionary change for First Nations people.
Fifty years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world and the fight for land justice continues.
Still We Rise celebrates the young articulate feisty activists who fought so hard to inspire the generations to come.
Production credit: A Tamarind Tree Pictures Production in association with VicScreen, financed with the assistance of Screen Australia’s First Nations Department. Developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Writer/ Director John Harvey, Producer Anna Grieve, Editor Patrick McCabe, Composer Leon Rodgers, ABC Head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin.
