Acknowledgement: The producers and creative team acknowledge the country's Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Victoria and Australia in recognition of their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture. We respect the First Peoples language groups, communities, and Elders, past, present, and emerging across Victoria and Australia with strict Indigenous protocol in re-creating historic story content.

Garra’s Chance

Based on the true story of William Buckley and Purranmurnin Tullawurnin’s daughter.

Written and Directed by James Vegter

Produced by Uncle Reg Abrahams, Nick Farnell, Anthony Sharpe, James Vegter

Proudly supported by RooH Productions, Magic Lands Stories, Love Hate Films, the Wathaurong Co Op and Boonwurrung Sea and Land Council.

Genre- Period Drama

 PLOT

In 1852, in Victoria, Australia, a lone wandering teenager Garra (15), the daughter of convict William Buckley and Wadawurrung musician Purranmurning Tullawurnin was hiding out in the Anakie mountains away from violent colonisers who had taken land. Her life is suddenly thrown into turmoil when grazier land grabber John Von Stieglitz (35), hunting for kangaroo, stumbles upon her hideout.

Production status: Completed (2023)