The video for ‘Go To War’ tells another story about Indigenous Australians having to exist in two worlds and how exhausting that can be.
Briggs explains, ‘It talks to the idea of the ‘palatable black’ and the way Australia looks fondly at having dot paintings in their house, and ochre’d Aboriginal people dancing and practicing traditions but looks down their nose at Blackfullas in the street because they don’t fit their absurd notion of a ‘True Aboriginal’. You can’t reduce someone’s identity and connection to culture because they’re not wearing the suit you associate them with’.
Credits
Director: Tristan Edouard and Selina Miles
DOP: Alex Serafini and Jeremy Shaw
1st AC: Mitchell Fong and Bonnie Chai
2nd AC: Eric Cech
Grip
Tobias Andersson and Christo Herriot
BTS Stills: Scott Heldorf
Featuring
Darren Compton
Luke Currie Richardson
Kobie Duncan aka Kobie Dee
Corey Webster aka Nooky
Josh Sly
Dion Compton
Maliyaan Compton
Barkaa
Additional credits
Additional camera: Jaden Marc
Editor: Selina Miles, Jeremy Shaw and Tristan Edouard
Colourist: Selina Miles