In My Blood It Runs

Two people embrace closely with their faces touching, looking directly at the camera. The softly blurred background suggests an outdoor setting during twilight, highlighting a moment of intimacy and connection.

Ten-year-old Dujuan is a child-healer, a good hunter and speaks three languages. As he shares his wisdom of history and the complex world around him we see his spark and intelligence. Yet Dujuan is ‘failing’ in school and facing increasing scrutiny from welfare and the police. As he travels perilously close to incarceration, his family fight to give him a strong Arrernte education alongside his western education lest he becomes another statistic. We walk with him as he grapples with these pressures, shares his truths and somewhere in-between finds space to dream, imagine and hope for his future self.

The film will be introduced by Michell Chresfield, Assistant Professor of African American History at Cornell University and a Faculty Fellow with the Society for the Humanities.

Free admission! Sponsored by the Society for the Humanities as part of our "Scale on Screen" film series.

Part of our "Scale on Screen" series. Courtesy of Closer Productions.