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“Also honing in on young people, the feature-length project “Liyan: Guided by Horses” is about Aboriginal researcher Professor Juli Coffin’s equine-assisted program, with Hunter Page-Lochard, Huna Amweero, Daniel Gordon, Mark Coles Smith and Stephen Page among the film’s executive producers.”
Screen Australia celebrates emerging creatives and cultural icons in documentary funding slate
Liyan: Guided by Horses (working title): Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Kimberley, this feature documentary from director Sean O’Reilly is a heartwarming and timely story of reconnection. At the heart of it is a group of young people, nurtured within a one-of-a-kind sanctuary using horses as powerful guides, pioneered by Aboriginal researcher Professor Juli Coffin. This documentary is produced by O’Reilly with Professor Juli Coffin and Sophy Crane. It is executive produced by Hunter Page-Lochard, Huna Amweero, Daniel Gordon, Mark Coles Smith and Stephen Page.
Screen Australia backs 30 documentaries with $2.5m
This includes Liyan: Guided by Horses, from director and producer Sean O’Reilly, which explore a Kimberley-based sanctuary that uses horses as therapy, pioneered by Aboriginal researcher Professor Juli Coffin. Among the executive producers are Mark Coles Smith, Stephen Page and Hunter-Page Lochard.