Her Name is Nanny Nellie is a powerful and poignant documentary that sheds light on the treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia's history and the ongoing efforts to reclaim their identity and dignity. In 1925, the Australian Museum commissioned three statues depicting Aboriginal individuals—a child, a man, and a woman—displayed anonymously as relics of a "dying race." The woman was Nellie Walker, great-grandmother of Irene Ridgeway, who is now on a mission to uncover Nellie’s story.
FILM DETAILS
Title: Her name is Nanny Nelly
Genre: Arts | History | Human Interest
Language: English
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Australia
Director: Daniel King
Award-winning Ngarigo / Yuin / Worimi filmmaker, Daniel King has been making content for broadcast and his community for over 15 years. Mainly working with Indigenous content, Daniel believes in “reclaiming our historical narrative, empowering our voices, and celebrating our identity”.
In 2021 Daniel was the inaugural recipient of the Indigenous Documentary mid career placement with AIDC, ABC and Northern Pictures. Working across all genres Daniel's recent credits include the TV 1hr documentary Trading Cultures (NITV/SBS), Great Southern Landscapes staring Rachel Griffith (ABC TV) and the feature documentary, Her Name is Nanny Nellie (NITV/SBS). Daniel has a Masters of Film and TV from the Victorian Collage of the Arts (University of Melbourne).
Producers: Charlotte Seymour, Ben Pederick and Andrew Arbuthnot
VISUAL FEEL
FESTIVALS
World Premiere: Adelaide Film Festival
SXSW Sydney