In My Blood It Runs

Name: In My Blood It Runs
Genre: Biography, History, Documentary
Released: June 12, 2020
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner

2020

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| Release Date (Streaming): June 12, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Carol Turner, Dujuan Turner, Megan Turner

Summary: Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his familyTen-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future self.… Expand

Director: Maya Newell

Genre(s): Biography, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Jun 11, 2020

Despite such a heavy context, the tone of the film is soft and pensive rather than polemical, constructed with a lightness of touch. It is often inspirational, in a quiet sort of way, and this is derived almost entirely from Hoosan himself. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Jun 11, 2020

The director Maya Newell gains access to both worlds that Dujuan traverses — home and school — and the trust that she seems to have built with all participants is vital to the success of this film. Read full review

Matthew Monagle

Jun 25, 2020

While the film may lack the conventional sociopolitical framework needed to locate it in the broader Australian experience, Newell and her subjects are a constant source of empathy and education. Read full review

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