Curtis Taylor

Defence of Country: Aboriginal people dealing with the impacts of globalisation in Australia. Curtis Taylor is a filmmaker, screen artist and a young Martu leader. Growing up in the remote Martu desert communities and in the city, Curtis hasgained both traditional Martu knowledge and a Western education. After finishing school in 2008, Curtis workedas Community Coordinator and Youth Development Officer at Martu Media (a division of Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa), where he also spent 18 months working on Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route as a filmmaker and youth ambassador.Curtis was the recipient of the 2011 Western Australian Youth Art Award and Wesfarmers Youth Scholarship and his screen work has been shown in international film festivals, including the 2012 Nepal International Indigenous Film Archive Festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.