
Murundak: Songs of Freedom
"A journey to the heart of Aboriginal protest music with The Black Arm Band"
Synopsis
A documentary following the Black Arm Band, a gathering of Australia's finest Aboriginal musicians, as they take to the road with their songs of struggle, resistance and freedom.
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