Sukundimi Walks Before Me

Over the next couple of weeks, our partner Emmanuel Peni from Project Sepik is in Australia for a roadshow of the Documentary film ‘Sukundimi Walks Before Me’ directed and produced by Walking Fish Productions. Winner of Sydney Film Festival‘s Sustainable Future Award – the world’s largest environmental film prize – Sukundimi Walks Before Me is a story of resilience and collective refusal in the face of extraction.

AidWatch Coordinator, Nat Lowrey will join Manu and other speakers on a panel at the screening of the ‘Sukundimi Walks Before Me’, on Saturday 19 September at Cinema Nova in Melbourne. 

What is the documentary about? PanAust, a Chinese-owned company listed in Australia, has proposed a large-scale open pit copper mine as part of a mega energy-infrastructure project on the culturally and ecologically significant Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. Like the Amazon, the 1,126-kilometre river (PNG’s longest)  winds from mountain cloud forests through rainforests and mangroves. Over 430,000 people depend on its waters and forests for livelihoods, culture and spiritual practice, and diverse habitats including significant waterbird and crocodile populations across its wetlands and 1,500 associated lakes. The potential implications of the mega project are devastating.

Listen to Manu being interviewed by Agnes Tupou on ABC Pacific

For other screenings across Australia please view here.