https://www.sfnff.au/home daily 1.0 2026-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/dbeeea66-7f30-453f-a9bc-1fc4ab75a8d4/Logo_Transparent_Screen_Illawarra.png Home Partner logo for Screen Illawarra, supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival through advocacy for regional filmmakers, screen culture and First Nations storytelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/aade2517-575d-4f82-a1c9-b1a3610ffbb1/Ablaze+2024.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/102604d0-5439-429f-ba52-967127d38620/Shoalhaven_City_Council_Logo.jpg Home Partner logo for Shoalhaven City Council, supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and cultural events across the NSW South Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/1c986f26-6456-4ef4-9f9c-19da7656b194/Spear+2024.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/735c01ec-d49b-4755-9d88-a791dc3c3c1c/Huski-Logo-alt.png Home Partner logo for Huskisson Cinemas, supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and bringing First Nations films and stories to audiences across the NSW South Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/edc94b43-9568-4975-99b2-07155976fb0d/Occupation+Native+2024.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/1bc0d22a-c4af-4240-8854-9510d04fd04c/Sanctuary+Point+Bendigo+Bank+bigger+logo.png Home Sponsor logo for Bendigo Bank, supporter of the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and community arts on the NSW South Coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/264e7eed-c74b-4df6-955d-ba49746e4a7d/2506+2025.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/16a28921-a919-4062-8d0a-8544a4026d56/The+Circle+2025.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/469cf4ae-ce10-4b21-b64f-e96a6ba5d605/Veolia+Trust+logo+funding+SFNFF.png Home Sponsor logo for Veolia, supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and regional cultural events in the Shoalhaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/f25799b5-2e68-48b7-bff7-b8b1a1cbad25/One+Mind+One+Heart+2025.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/69e1ea18-491b-4550-b561-5a4dd297103a/Gerringong+Pics+%26+Flicks+new+logo.JPG Home Partner logo for Gerringong Pics and Flicks, supporting community cinema and the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/7d14e866-7dde-498a-9d90-e9b45ace64cc/FRRR_PrimaryLogo_Horizontal_FullColour_RGB+%281%29.png Home Logo of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), a funding partner supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and community initiatives across regional Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/b9fcf9e9-97b7-403f-b3c9-016caf302aa1/Bendigo+Nowra+Logo.png Home Sponsor logo for Bendigo Bank Nowra, supporting the Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival and strengthening community connections through local investment and cultural initiatives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/7b724f60-f872-4f22-9ccc-017fb8d04e7a/Shoalhaven+First+Nations+Film+Festival+Logo https://www.sfnff.au/festival-program daily 0.75 2026-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/795cfdec-48fb-4180-8725-4bed26be3fb3/Booderee+film+Draft+Poster.jpg 2026 Festival Program Marking the 30th anniversary of the handback of Booderee, this documentary celebrates the return of Country to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/583a58cf-b358-46b5-a685-ba58d2525898/Babanil+poster.png 2026 Festival Program Blending family memories with rare archival footage from the 1940s Kimberley, Babanil is a poetic reflection on family, memory and Country. Filmmaker Marlikka Perdrisat weaves together generations through song, ceremony and storytelling, revealing the enduring connections between people, place and belonging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/1017a79b-b295-419e-ad94-2ae9beb3890d/KEEPING-COUNTRY-STRONG_DIGITAL-POSTER.jpeg 2026 Festival Program Across some of Australia's most remote landscapes, Indigenous Rangers are caring for Country through cultural knowledge and environmental stewardship. From protecting endangered wildlife to managing fire and invasive species, this inspiring documentary celebrates the people safeguarding Country for future generations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/b8bd584d-5ee0-4cf9-b69a-b3d97ee67b7f/Bringing+His+Spirit+Home+-+poster.png 2026 Festival Program Peter’s great-uncle, an Aboriginal WWI soldier, is buried far from his family and traditional lands. Believing his ancestor’s spirit cannot rest until he returns home, Peter travels to France to visit his grave and perform a traditional ceremony to bring his spirit home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/41eaa3f1-1aaa-43c1-aa1e-81685b61df65/COEQUAL_SECRETWATERHOLE_POSTER_V2-01.png 2026 Festival Program Guided by their Nan's map, three cousins set out to find a secret waterhole in order to fulfil a special request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/6d78b904-bd4b-441d-ac78-c334855631ad/Echoes+of+Dissent+final+poster+resize.png 2026 Festival Program Director Dylan Nicholls pieces together the story of Anthony Martin Fernando, an Aboriginal man who protested for Indigenous rights in Europe more than a century ago. Guided by law, memory and spirit carried from home, Fernando’s warnings prove remarkably prophetic. Nicholls’ decision to re-embody Fernando through his own father brings the story back into community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/2acce18d-a886-4c23-b55f-bc1f3c3e47c4/Winhanganha+poster.png 2026 Festival Program A visually rich and lyrical exploration of memory, archives and identity, Winhanganha follows acclaimed Wiradjuri artist Jazz Money through poetry, sound and archival film. The documentary invites us to reconsider how Australia remembers its past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a13e254e31166234a99d907/98a3b420-6e23-4647-b0ea-2c349ca2343a/SFNFF+stories+we+tell.png https://www.sfnff.au/about daily 0.75 2026-07-20