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201931 minGdocumentary

Lgbtq Rights Music History

Voice from the Desert

201931 minGdocumentary

Zaachariaha Fielding, a singer from Mimili and member of the electro-soul band Electric Fields, reflects on his music career and LGBTQ identity after winning New Talent of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.

Lgbtq Rights Music History

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Zaachariaha Fielding, a singer from Mimili and member of the electro-soul band Electric Fields, reflects on his music career and LGBTQ identity after winning New Talent of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.

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Amy Pysdendirector

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Zaachariaha Fielding returns to Mimili, a small community in the central desert of Australia. He is a singer with the electro-soul band Electric Fields. After winning New Talent of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards, he reflects on his rise in the music industry. Through interviews with Zaachariaha and his family, the film details the challenges he faced as a child and his experiences as a proud member of the LGBTQ community.

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