
Japarta (2025)
Tagline: A Japanese student is tasked by Gurindji Elders in the Northern Territory to take their story to the world.
Overview: The story of a Japanese scholar, Minoru Hokari, who, before his death in 2004 at the age of 32, achieved work which today commands an ever-widening audience. It is a story of cross-cultural understanding, how Gurindji Elders in the Northern Territory tasked Minoru to relay stories from their culture to a wider world.
Release Date: 15 September 2025
Runtime: 1 hour and 39 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Company: Australian National University, Documentary Australia Foundation, Screen Canberra, Screen Australia and Ronin Films
Status: Released