DHINAWAN: BEFORE SHE CUT HER WINGS (film) 2025
A powerful visual poem following a young emu’s journey through freedom, shame, heartbreak, and rebirth. After being torn down by her community, she rises with ancestral strength to reclaim her power, shape the land, and declare her beauty and sovereignty.
CREATIVES:
CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, SOUND & EDITOR: AMELIA JEAN O’LEARY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & VIDEOGRAPHER: ERICA DIXON
CULTURAL ADVISORS: AUNT SHELL & UNCLE TED
A powerful visual poem following a young emu’s journey through freedom, shame, heartbreak, and rebirth. After being torn down by her community, she rises with ancestral strength to reclaim her power, shape the land, and declare her beauty and sovereignty.
CREATIVES:
CHOREOGRAPHER, DANCER, SOUND & EDITOR: AMELIA JEAN O’LEARY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & VIDEOGRAPHER: ERICA DIXON
CULTURAL ADVISORS: AUNT SHELL & UNCLE TED