From Australian High Commission
A film about culture (family), community and country. With sub-themes of marriage, LGBTQ
4 years to research and produce, a relatively short time
Miranda just got promoted to be an associate and her bf quit because he is told he is not focused as a lawyer. He proposed to her the day he quit which is the day she got promoted. She has to get married in the next 10 days because her slave driver of a boss, "Cruella", says so.
They fly from Adelaide to Darwin in search of her parents. Her mum up and left in search of her Aboriginal identity. She left Tiwi Island when she had to marry someone else but wanted to marry someone she fell in love with on the island (a white man).
So the soon to be husband and wife go around Darwin to search for mother. Father cannot get his act together either and shuts himself in the cupboard, listening to his favourite tune. He says the problem is talking and not listening, the lack of listening becomes worse when their children left the home, and then it became so bad that over time, they were not talking.
Miranda traces to Tiwi Island after a fight and cancelled the wedding. Groom SOS Cruella to plan the wedding, which she did successfully. On the island, she meets her grandparents though her grandmother has dementia and cannot recognise her own daughter. Her mum is full of regret that she took so long to come home. The culture of the place is beautiful. It is rich in tradition, beliefs, vibrant clothing, headgear, dance.
She makes up with her bf and they fly to Tiwi Island with the whole gang and got married there. Home is where the people is, with the community and family.
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