Goalpost Pictures
The Djarn Djarns
Synopsis
Brought to you by director Wayne Blair, The Djarn Djarns was the 2005 winner of the prestigious Crystal Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Frankie Dollar is eleven years old. He is the leader of an Aboriginal traditional dance group, the Djarn Djarn Dancers. The Djarn Djarns operate from Australia's largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural centre, the Dreamtime Cultural Centre in Rockhampton.
They are young urban blackfellas, with a responsibility to keep their culture alive.
Today is the first year anniversary of Frankie 's father's death. It is a busy day at Dreamtime, with lots of tourists who the Djarn Djarns must perform for. Frankie is the strength of this dance group, but today he is weak, his mind is elsewhere. The Djarnies are a unit of loyalty and friendship, and today, especially more than any other, Frankie Dollar needs their support.
The Djarn Djarns is the story of a friendship between four young men, the responsibility they feel for their culture and the love a young boy has for his father.