Theresa Sainty Writer/director

Theresa Sainty is a Pakana woman, from Lutruwita (Tasmania), and is part of a very large, well-known Tasmanian Aboriginal family. Theresa has worked extensively with Aboriginal Education Services, DoE where she co-developed and provided Aboriginal Cultural Awareness training, and produced curriculum resources focusing on Pakana culture; translated script and coached actors in the film The Nightingale, collaborated on various films and projects and has been an Aboriginal Linguistic Consultant with the palawa kani Language Program of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre since 1997. Theresa recently began a Senior Indigenous Research Scholarship at UTAS.

Daisy Allan Vocalist

Daisy is a Language Worker, in the palawa kani Language Program of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. The Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre has represented and advocated for the political and community development aspirations and entitlements of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community across the state since the early 1970s. The revival of the original languages has been a strong element of the TAC’s heritage maintenance work since the 1990s; palawa kani is the only Aboriginal language spoken in Tasmania today and has been learnt by three generations of children.

Filmed by Gabe Comerford recorded by Jack McLaine

Recording session January 2021

Theresa Sainty Writer/director
Daisy Allan Vocalist
Alison Wilkes Producer
Jack McLaine Recording engineer
Gabe Comerford Videographer