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We Are Still Here is an Australian-New Zealand anthology film released in 2022. Created as a response to the 250th anniversary of the Second voyage of James Cook to Australia in 1772, the project consists of ten linked short films by each of ten Indigenous Australian and Māori filmmakers about the impact of settler colonialism on the region's indigenous cultures.
Original Release
11/12/2021
US Release
11/12/2021
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elijah-Jade Bowen | Daughter (Young) |
| Deborah Brown | Mother |
| Evander Brown | Rob |
| Lisa Flanagan | Katherine |
| Oriini Kaipara | Te Akiu |
| Villa Junior Lemanu | Bernard |
| Audrey Martin | Kngwarraye's Mother |
| Leonard Mathews | Ensemble - Bull and the Ruru |
| Sean Mununggurr | Kngwarraye |
| Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne | Te Mauniko |
Directors
Chantelle Burgoyne, Beck Cole, Dena Curtis, Richard Curtis, Mario Gaoa, Danielle MacLean, Miki Magasiva, Renae Maihi, Tracey Rigney, Tim Worrall
Writers
Dena Curtis, Richard Curtis, Mario Gaoa, Danielle MacLean, Miki Magasiva, Renae Maihi, Tracey Rigney, Tim Worrall, Tiraroa Reweti, Samuel Paynter
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Elijah-Jade Bowen | Daughter (Young) |
| Deborah Brown | Mother |
| Evander Brown | Rob |
| Lisa Flanagan | Katherine |
| Oriini Kaipara | Te Akiu |
| Villa Junior Lemanu | Bernard |
| Audrey Martin | Kngwarraye's Mother |
| Leonard Mathews | Ensemble - Bull and the Ruru |
| Sean Mununggurr | Kngwarraye |
| Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne | Te Mauniko |
| Willow Rupapera | Kotiro |
| Clarence Ryan | Ken |
| Robert Taylor | Riley |
| Barry Te Hira | Willie Wilson |
| Calvin Tuteao | Hokonui |
| Leonie Whyman | Janet |
| Megan Lilly Wilding | Ruby |
| Paulie Wilson | Kngwarraye's Son |
| Meyne Wyatt | Michael |
| Dubs Yunupingu | Daughter (Adult) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Fletcher | Executive Producer |
| David Jowsey | Executive Producer |
| Christina Milligan | Executive Producer |
| Penny Smallacombe | Executive Producer |
| Karen Te O'Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble | Executive Producer |
| Samuel Paynter | Producer |
| Angela Cudd | Producer |
| Mia Henry-Teirney | Producer |
| Sierra Schrader | Producer |
| Mitchell Stanley | Producer |
| Toni Stowers | Producer |
| Paul Struthers | Producer |
