The inspiration to hold a festival sharing knowledge and culture from wisdom traditions that honour Mother Nature came from the words of Mutitjulu elder Uncle Bobby Randall. In the film, Kanyini, he laments the lost opportunity for learning about each other and from each other that could have taken place when Europeans first encountered the First Nations of Australia.
Bulwalwanga Ran is an attempt to redress this gaping hole in our national history and to celebrate our common humanity, in the hope that we can together create wiser, more aware and tolerant society.
