Rudi Bremer

Host at AWAYE! - Separate Stories Podcast

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Black Humour: resistance and resilience - ABC listen

5 days ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

Black humour stands as a powerful force for resilience, identity, and reconciliation in Aboriginal communities. Join veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, nurse-turned-comedian Janty Blair, and Dr. Angelina Hurley—first Aboriginal PhD graduate from Griffith University Film School—as they discuss how comedy carries cultural knowledge, challenges stereotypes, and heals wounds. Plus meet Dhinawan Baker who just took out the comedy crown at Deadly Funny, Australia's premier Indigenous comedy competition.
Illuminating culture at Parrtjima 2025

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

Travel to Mparntwe/Alice Springs with Rhoda Roberts, Aunty Patricia Ansell Dodds, Troy Cassar-Daley, and Molly Hunt for for the 10th Parrtjima – A Festival in Light. Together they show how the ancient and the modern combine to create a stunning festival that lights up the desert night. Then for Word Up Natalie Davey shares the Walmajarri name for a diamond dove.
White gloves, Black Pride

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

Gumbaynggirr and Wiradjuri woman Dalara Williams is preparing to launch her joyous play, Big Girls Don’t Cry. Set in Redfern in the 60s, the theatrical work pays respect to a generation of Aboriginal women who led the way—and who weren't afraid to take a backward step. And Natalie Davey, a Bunuba and Walmajarri woman from Fitzroy Crossing, joins Word Up to share some of her father’s language.
Lens of resistance: First Nation documentarians

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

Step into the vibrant world of documentary filmmaking through the lens of Palawa director and cinematographer Anna-Marie Harding at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC). Anna-Marie explores the art of First Nations factual storytelling with Genevieve Grieves, Devina McPherson, and Jai Allen Wright — three Blak filmmakers dreaming up some of the most inspired and innovative works in the documentary landscape.
Decolonising the Canvas: Blak Douglas's artistic resistance - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

In a homecoming that celebrates both artistic brilliance and cultural resilience, Blak Douglas brings "The Halfway Line" to Penrith Regional Gallery, opening 15 March and running until 20 July 2025. One of Australia's most fearless artistic voices — Blak showcases the largest collection of his works made over 26 years, and explains why he still feels like he’s on the outside of institutional recognition.
Anaïs Mitchell proves dreamers have power in Hadestown musical starring Christine Anu

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

When US singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell was driving home to Vermont one night in 2006, a melody and some words popped into her head: "Wait for me. I'm comin' in my garters and pearls. With what melody did you barter me, from the wicked Underworld?"It seemed to be about Orpheus and Eurydice from Greek mythology. The story of the man who breaks a rule set by Hades, god of the underworld, not to look at his lover, who in turn disappears, had been a favourite of Mitchell's growing up.
Tony Briggs showcases Indigenous films from across the globe

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

In an era when streaming services keep us glued to our couches, Birrarangga Film Festival offers something streaming can't replicate - the communal experience of cinema. There's something magical about sitting in a darkened theater with others, collectively experiencing stories on the big screen. Tony Briggs is the Artistic Director and driving force behind the festival.
Exploring digital Indigenous futures and storytelling

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

Explore the intersection of First Nations storytelling, technology, and digital futures. BIRRARANGGA Film Festival's artistic director Tony Briggs discusses the importance of communal cinema experiences and warns against digital colonisation without Indigenous perspectives in AI development.
Aunty Millie Ingram

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

At 84 years old, Aunty Millie Ingram's unwavering belief in democracy is remarkable — especially for someone who cared about politics, before she even had the right to vote. In honour of International Women's Day, Aunty Millie gives an oral history of her life and discusses the ways in which she's been building a better world for herself and her mob. Plus, for Word Up Uncle Gary Williams shares a Gumbaynggirr word that means a "protected place".
From first breath to final journey

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Rudi Bremer

From first breath to final journey, hear two stories that reaffirm the way Country holds us, heals us, and connects us across time. A collection of remarkable midwives from Waminda South Coast Women's Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation invite you to Yuin country where a birthing on Country centre is about to break ground. And Mel Armstrong shares her baagii's memories, as she takes you through a lived experience of dementia from an Aboriginal perspective.