Media Program
The ALC Media program is a pathway to story-telling and creativity through digital media. Its aim is to empower, preserve culture and develop Warnamamalya access and skill sets across moving and still imagery. It’s an open program accessible to traditional owners who shape both it’s content and direction.
Media training, equipment and facilities provided Warnumamlya with the capacity to record stories, songs, ceremonies and events. The media created can be used for cultural learning, archiving, entertainment, communication, promotion and empowerment. Productions are released through national broadcasts, online platforms, in print and at film and arts festivals.
The media program works across the whole archipelago with dedicated media spaces in Umbakumba, Angurugu and Milyakburra. These creative spaces provide traditional owners with access to computers with media software and training. The spaces are also access points for a digital archival project with around 60 years and countless hours worth of media being collated and accessible for viewing, learning and extracting.
Recording with Judy Lalara from Groote Eylandt Language Centre today.
Senior Men’s Shed on country last week for a big bush trip.
Eylandt Band off to Alice Springs for @wos.fest playing tonight yawu eningaba!
Jonah out on country helping collect bark for @anindilyakwa_arts 📸 Alberston Lalara
The Music Program has been out on country shooting a new music video with Franky Mirnyowan for Amaya song. 📸 Alberston Lalara. #GrooteEylandt #Anindilyakwa #ntAustralia #musicNT #nimAwards #BarungaFestival
Dingara, yiniba, merrunga. White clay, red clay stone and yellow clay stone collected and made by Eric Amagula at the senior mens shed. Used for ceremony and in artworks @anindilyakwa_arts
Judy Lalara’s wonderful story about about writing Emeba (song) with @shelliemorrismusic, the Groote Eylandt Language Centre and the ALC Music program as seen on @ictvaustralia
Filming day in #Milyakburra
Some great songs being written and recorded with @shelliemorrismusic Across the year Dr Shellie Morris has worked with the Groote Eylandt Language Centre and ALC music program along with schools to produce a full album in Amamalya, the beautiful language of the Groote Archipelago. The Language Centre team has performed locally and are looking to share their songs off the Eylandt and around the world. We look forward to sharing songs, videos and album details when the production finishes. Yawu
Ranger Cassie amongst the 160 people who participated in Clean up Groote Eylandt Day on the weekend. Around 4 tonnes of foreign marine debris and plastics were removed from 8 mile beach by volunteers. A ginormous feat. We will be playing our film from the day at 7pm on Saturday night on Alyangula oval along with a Sea Shepard film “Chasing the Thunder.”
Songmen Eric Amagula and Dennis Maminyamanja at #Garma
Garma | Salt Lake Band
Alukwanja | Groote Eylandt
“Exciting trip to Maningrida filming Mamut Ceremony with 🚩 from Numbulwar. Stay happy and excited always” -Rylson Lalara
What a night! Angurugu Healing Festival 22. #GrooteEylandt #Angurugu #Umbakumba #Milyakburra #nimAwards #musicNT #Anindilyakwa #GrooteBroadcasting #AnindilyakwaLandCouncil
Wait until the end | Salt Lake Band
Final touches on a music video with Ryan Lalara and family and that’s Alberston from Media on the gimbal. #GrooteEylandt #nimAwards #Anindilyakwa #Angurugu #staydeadly
Adrick and Jonah playing Yiraka (Didgeridoo) in Angurugu, Groote Eylandt.
Yiraka-men Adrick and Jonah from the ALC Music Program are on Angurugu’s new stage making this place sound great!
#Angurugu #Anindilyakwa #GrooteEylandt #Yiraka #didjeridoo #musicNt #nimAwards #EylandtBand
Happy International Women’s Day and congratulations on a great event organised by the Groote Eylandt Milyakburra Strong Womens Group @thearc.grooteeylandt #GrooteEylandt #Anindilyakwa #Strongwomen @anindilyakwa_arts
For more information on permits required to film or research on Groote Eylandt, visit our Permits page.