Presented by Defend the Wild and Dingo Culture, a double screening of Moort: Calling Dingo Back to Country, followed by a special second screening of Landholders for Dingoes film Wooleen: Utilising Dingoes as a Management Tool, will come before a discussion panel, and audience Q&A.
Moort: Calling Dingo Back to Country is a powerful short film that highlights the deep cultural, spiritual, and familial connection between First Nations people and the dingo. Across south-west Western Australia, moort means family – and that is what dingo is: kin. The film illuminates the enduring relationship between Cultural Custodians and Australia’s only wild canid, while also revealing the profound loss felt in places where dingoes have been eradicated through widespread killing programs. Even where they are physically absent, the dingo remains present in Songlines, stories, and spirit – and the call for his return grows stronger.
As attitudes shift globally toward valuing predators for their irreplaceable ecological roles, moort invites audiences to consider Australia’s own path forward. It is a call to ensure dingoes – culturally significant, ecologically vital – are respected and protected for generations to come.
Landholders for Dingoes film: Wooleen — Utilising Dingoes as a Management Tool is a film highlighting the benefits a growing number of graziers are finding when dingoes are retained in the environment.
Wooleen explores how allowing dingoes to return has helped restored ecological balance, reduce overgrazing, and supported healthier Country.
After the screenings, stay for a discussion panel and audience Q&A exploring the cultural, ecological, and practical dimensions of dingoes on Country. Details of panellists to come.
Sunday 17May, screenings start at 5pm at the Brunswick Picture House. Tickets and more info at brunswickpicturehouse.com.
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