The Kimberley on ABC and ABC iview S1E1 – Embark on an incredible journey with award-winning actor Mark Coles Smith as he explores one of Australia’s most remote and majestic landscapes.
Award-winning actor, Mark Coles Smith, a Nyikina man from the lower Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) area,
welcomes us to The Kimberley, a vast Australian wilderness that’s home to iconic species and rare
creatures found nowhere else on Earth.
Following the six distinct seasons on the Nyikina calendar – Lalin, Jirrbal, Willakarra, Koolawa,
Barrakana and Willbooroo – this three-part series tracks the quest of the Traditional Owners and
ecologists working to protect The Kimberley’s incredible biodiversity.
Production Credits:
Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The Kimberley is a Wild Pacific Media production for the ABC. Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with the ABC. Financed with support from Screen NSW. The series has been produced in association with international broadcasters Love Nature and Arte France.
Blue Ant Studios will manage international sales. Post, digital and visual effects supported by Screen NSW. Directed by Nick Robinson. Narrated by Mark Coles Smith. Written and produced by Nick Robinson, Peta Ayers and Mark Coles Smith. Executive Producers Electra Manikakis and Nick Robinson.
Director of Photography Jack Riley. Editors Bobbi Hansel, Caspar Mazzotti and Jack Riley. ABC Commissioning Editor Stephen Oliver. ABC Head of Documentary and Specialist Susie Jones.
The Kimberley on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 13 May at 8:00pm
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The Kimberley on ABC and ABC iview S1E1
