Emily: I Am Kam

Directed by Danielle MacLean | Additional Direction: Dena Curtis
Australia
2025
59 mins
A revelatory portrait of the trailblazing artist Emily Kam Kngwarray, from the Utopia community in the NT, whose work reshaped the international contemporary art world.

One of Australia’s most celebrated figures, Kngwarray is the highest-selling woman artist in national history. Known for her strength, wit and radiant presence, the Anmatyerr Elder found global fame in the late ’80s with large-scale paintings deeply rooted in her connection to Country, culture and community. With collectors including actor Steve Martin, her work fuelled worldwide interest in Indigenous Australian art. Director Danielle MacLean (We Are Still Here, SFF 2022) follows the preparations for the National Gallery of Australia’s major 2023 Kngwarray retrospective, while rare archival materials let the artist, who passed away in 1996, speak in her own words.

Emily: I Am Kam is a Tamarind Tree Pictures production for NITV in association with Screen Australia, National Gallery of Australia and Screen Territory.

Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.

Tickets

Sat 14 June 2025, 12pm
Past Event
State Library of NSW
WheelchairAssisted Listening
Sun 15 June 2025, 2pm
Past Event
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 3
WheelchairAssisted Listening
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We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

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