New documentary about Faith Thomas (nee Coulthard)

Have you heard of Faith Thomas AM (née Coultard)? The Adnyamathanha woman who was born at the Nepabunna Aboriginal Mission in the early 1930's to an Aboriginal mother and German father, was in the first group of Aboriginal nurses to graduate from the Royal Adelaide Hospital in the 1950's, alongside her friend from Colebrook Home where she had grown up, Lowitja O'Donoghue. Faith nursed in Aboriginal communities right across regional and remote South Australia in the 1960's and 70's. But in addition to her nursing career, Faith was the first Aboriginal woman to play test cricket for Australia in 1958, and the first Aboriginal person to represent Australia in any sport when she played for the Australian National team in an international match against England. Film and media company Ninti Media secured funding from NITV this year to complete a documentary they have been working on about Faith's incredible life. We caught up with Adelaide local Tyson Baird who's co-producing the film alongside the media company.