Bill Onus, a Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri man from Victoria, was a truly heroic cultural and political figure who revived his peopleʼs culture in the 1940s and ignited a civil rights movement that would, against enormous odds, change the course of history.

Told by his grandson Tiriki through rare archival footage, state-of-the-art animation, vividly created digital motion graphics and eye-witness accounts, ABLAZE is the compelling tale – part detective story, part contemporary opera – of how Bill and supporters brilliantly orchestrated their campaign for equality through performance, entertainment, film and sheer audacity outsmarted mighty forces seeking to destroy Indigenous cultures, languages, and communities.

“A powerful, personal portrait” -The Conversation
“Reframes our artistic past with affection and passion” -ScreenHub
“An utterly essential documentary about a lost slice of Australian film history” -The Curb