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Developed in partnership with Naked Emperor and Mamanta, these curriculum-aligned English lessons for Year 9 & 10 bring the documentary Like My Brother into the classroom. Students explore First Nations perspectives through sport and storytelling, using discussion, analysis, and critical thinking.
Like My Brother is an inspiring coming-of-age documentary by Luritja and Warumungu storyteller and director Danielle MacLean and writer and director Sal Balharrie.
Following four teenage girls from the Tiwi Islands as they pursue their dream of becoming AFL players, the film explores family, identity, resilience, culture, and the power of sport to create opportunity. It offers an authentic insight into life on the Tiwi Islands while celebrating the strength and determination of young First Nations women.
Watch the documentary on ClickView or SBS OnDemand.
These 5 curriculum-aligned English lessons for Years 9 & 10 feature teacher guidance, discussion activities, scene analyses, and critical thinking tasks.
Students explore themes of identity, culture, gender, resilience, and representation while examining the role of sport, community, and storytelling in creating opportunity and challenging stereotypes.
Like My Brother is a Film by Sal Balharrie under her production company, Naked Emperor in partnership with Tiwi Co-Producers Tictac (Dianne) Moore, and Tammy Abala and Shane Tipuamantamerri (of Mamanta Consulting). We would also like to credit all photographers whose work is featured in this project, including Mark Chew, Patch Clapp, Conor Herber and Sal Balharrie.
