B Town Warriors - 'Thundercloud'

Desert Pea Media is very proud to announce the third release from the B-Town Warriors - 'Thundercloud'.
This song was created in June 2017 via a 5 day Desert Pea Media (DPM) storytelling workshop. Co-written by, and starring an incredibly talented group of young Indigenous people enrolled at Bourke High School - with support from DPM staff, local elders and community members.
This song is a story of struggle. In a context where mental health is at crisis point for young Indigenous Australians, and the pressures of living in two worlds are bigger than ever. This is a brave and emotive production, driven by young people to inspire and support mobs to be resilient, healthy and feel supported. You are not alone.
The B-Town Warriors were born out of a project in 2016 that resulted in a song and music video 'People of the Red Sunset'. The music video attracted an alarming level of support, hundreds of thousands of views, and was added to spot rotation on Triple J. The legend Dom Alessio from Home N Hosed then premiered their follow-up track 'Dreams' early in 2017.
A partnership with the good people at The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation has meant that DPM will deliver four projects in Bourke in 2017 - starting with 'Dreams' and followed by 'Thundercloud' and culminating in two further productions in October.
Desert Pea Media projects involve a dialogue-based storytelling process that encouraged participants to analyze 'the real', 'the ideal' and 'the bridge'. In simple terms this means critically thinking about how to create positive change for yourself, for each other and for our communities.
This project featured the expert musical direction and production of acclaimed musician and and songwriter Carlo Santone (Blue King Brown, Nattali Rize) who has taken on music direction all B-Town Warriors productions.
This production is featured by Channel 10's 'The Project', and Desert Pea's work in communities around Australia. Big thanks to Chryss Carr from AUM PR.
Special thanks to Aunty Ellen Doolan and her partner Russell - to Andrew Ryder, Shirlee Rowland and Joan Dickson from Bourke High, and especially to the Nyaampa, Wonkamurra, Murrawarri and Paakantji people. Big love to all you mob, and thanks for having us on country.
CREDITS
Young people in Bourke, NSW - Co-Directors/ Co-Writers/ Performers
Lekeisha Orcher
Nikyra Suckling
Braith Kelly
Kayle McKellar
Sari Wills
Shakyla Dennis
Jemmah Knight
Shavinah Mann
Katie Brookson
Trey Cahill
Janaya Knight
Jeddah Smith
Rozaria Suckling
Fred Monaghan
Lahshaye Dutton
Ewan Elwood
Ben Hawdon
Toby Finlayson - Director/ Writer/ DOP/ Editor
Carlo Santone - Music Producer/ Music Director
Josh Nicholas - Recording Engineer/ Sound Recordist/ Mentor
Michael Graham (aka MC Boomalli) - Co-Writer/ Mentor
Roy Weiland - Colour Grading/ Motion Graphics
David Nicholas - Audio Mixing & Mastering
Nicky Akehurst - Second Camera/ Production Assistant/ Stills Photography
Jules Lawson - Producer / DPM Business Manager