The Client

Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) is Australia’s independent source of evidence on domestic, family, sexual and gender-based violence. Every aspect of their work is motivated by the right of women and children to live free from violence and in safe, equitable communities.

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Strategy

Since their establishment, ANROWS has led, contributed to, or commissioned more than 150 research projects. Their recent Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Relationships research report in collaboration with ACU, Mununjali Health Service and Social Research Centre addresses the healing needs of the Mununjali people and their community.
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The brief was to digitally adapt a beautiful, custom Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artwork to help emphasise this message of healing and community.

Design

Working in collaboration with an artist based in Beaudesert who was a community co-researcher for the project, we explored the nine core elements that make up the painting and how they come together to tell a powerful story of healing and health care within the Mununjali community.

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We worked directly with the painted artwork, reconstructing compositions and isolating elements to animate the story from the inside out.

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The story takes the viewer on a journey into the centre of the artwork, where the Mununjali totem (Eagle and Water Hen) is finally revealed. The film is beautifully narrated by Mununjali community members, reinforcing the message of strength, togetherness and self-determination.

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Read the research report at www.anrows.org.au