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Our Law

At Western Australia’s first Indigenous-run police station, two officers learn language and culture to help them police one of the world's most remote beats.

Single Documentary
Length
27 mins
Release Year
2020
Genre
,
Production companies

Pink Pepper, Periscope Pictures

Region filmed
Goldfields-Esperance
Photo credit Periscope Pictures & Pink Pepper

Synopsis

At Western Australia’s first Indigenous-run police station, two Noongar officers must learn Yarnangu lore and culture and master the local Ngaanyatjarra language, if they are to effectively police one of the most remote beats in the world.

Daisy Ward and Wendy Kelly hug outside the police station in Our LawPhoto credit Periscope Pictures & Pink Pepper
Daisy Ward and Wendy Kelly outside police station in Our Law

Watch the trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtMKtW5se9Q

Production Information

Producers

Sam Bodhi Field

Taryne Laffar

Director

Cornel Ozies

Writer

Cornel Ozies

Editor

Jeremy Thomson

Key Talent

Brevet Sgt Wendy Kelly

Brevet Sen. Sgt Revis Ryder

Daisy Ward, Yarnangu elder

Bernard Newberry, Yarnangu elder

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Acknowledgement of Country

NGALA KAADITJ WHADJUK NOONGAR MOORT KEYEN KAADAK NIDJA BOODJA

 

We acknowledge Whadjuk Noongar people as the original custodians of the land on which the Screenwest office is located.

 

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