The inaugural Goodomabah Film Festival opened on April 8 to a full house in Katoomba.
The free community event, the first of its kind, was about promoting joyful and positive examples of work from Aboriginal filmmakers.
More than 200 people attended the event which was opened by Aboriginal Darug and Gundungurra elders with a smoking ceremony and welcome to country.
Guest speakers included award-winner filmmaker Gill Brealy AO, Member for Blue Mountains Trish Doyle, ALP candidate for Macquarie Susan Templeman, writer Peter Bishop and Aboriginal filmmaker Gary Lonesborough.
There were performances by Aboriginal dance group Wagana Dancers, a rapper called The Proxy and singer Sam Lowbridge entertained the large crowd.
The Goodomabah Film Festival was a project designed by Aboriginal mens youth and mens project officer Jamie Murray from Blue Mountains City Council, Aunty Susan Tate, Louisa Clayton and Leesa M Lttoof.
Eleven Katoomba High students were in attendance at the three-day festival, which provided cultural mentoring and the opportunity to be involved in the planning and running of the festival.
More than 600 people attending the film screenings at Gallery One88, Hotel Blue, and the old Katoomba library.
