Yurlu | Country – Vision for Human Rights Award

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Maitland Parker dedicates his life to protecting Yurlu, his ancestral land, poisoned by asbestos mining. Terminally ill with cancer, he confronts the inaction of the authorities and corporate greed in an effort to enable his people to reconnect with their land. The film reveals an environmental catastrophe comparable to that of Chernobyl, long rendered invisible, and told for the first time from the perspective of the Banyjima people.