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200857 minGdocumentary

Desert Heart

200857 minGdocumentary

After 40 years in exile, Yulparitja elders return to their desert homeland with artist Daniel Walbidi to reconnect with their cultural roots.

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After 40 years in exile, Yulparitja elders return to their desert homeland with artist Daniel Walbidi to reconnect with their cultural roots.

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Daniel Walbidi stands in the remote Aboriginal community of Bidyadanga, where he prepares to paint the desert country his family left 40 years ago. Yulparitja elders accompany him back to their homeland, eager to reconnect with the rock holes, sandhills, and salt lakes that shaped their lives. As a new art movement emerges, Walbidi's work gains attention, marking his rise toward international recognition. The elders aim to share their cultural heritage with him for the first time.

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