Wandjoo! (Welcome)

You have found your way to the landing page for the Town of Victoria Park's Kaatijiin Screenings, an initiative supported by local community oganisations Connect Village Hub, Victoria Park Community Centre, Friends of Jirdarup Bushland and Vic Park Collective.

The Noongar word for knowledge, 'Kaatijiin' is an apt name for these 2024 film screenings which offer attendees an intimate and thought-provoking look into two very different tales of Country and the people on it. 

Both films are locally made and have deep roots in truth telling – both of this country in ancient times, and since colonisation. 

Join us for Mammung (whale) and The Grey Line, with the screenings to be followed by associated talks and Q&As.

*Banner artwork by Roni Gray Forrest.

The films...

Mammung

13 September @ Vic Park Community Centre

Around 10,000 years ago, Western Australia experienced rapid sea-level rise leading to almost 30% land loss, and indigenous peoples being forced to move inland ahead of a 'slow-moving tsunami'. Mammung (whale) explores the Noongar peoples’ living memory of this event through dreaming stories of the gentle giants of the sea.  

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The Grey Line

12 October @ Connect Victoria Park

Part of the Stolen Generations, Helen was raised by a middle-class family in the suburbs of Perth and believed she was their biological daughter until the age of 14. Despite being raised in a loving environment, Helen has never felt like she truly belonged. Not white, not black, she walks a very lonely grey line. 

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The trailers...

Kaatijiin Screenings are proudly supported by: