You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.

Urban artist have to face the stigma not only from white Australia but black Australia too; that's horrific when people say that their art isn't "Aboriginal" if it doesn't have dots or lines or moieties in it.

In most of my films I write the music into the script. I'm listening to songs and lyrics that empower the themes of the film. There's a lot of Indigenous music that has not been heard widely and I love the idea of giving that music to the rest of the world.

I was looking for an opportunity to make my first feature, so I asked myself: "What do you want to do? Is there something you can give to the world?"

You don't actually have to understand the song to be emotionally moved and uplifted, whereas with language it becomes quirky and analytical.

I come from a place where you don't need to talk all the time. There are sign languages you learn.

When you're in other people's country you don't speak your own language out of respect. You don't need to speak.