all projects ►Roebourne: Sohan Ariel Hayes & Michael Woodley

Sohan Ariel Hayes is an award-winning animator, art director and visual artist who works across media. His socially-engaged work has included computer games, films, theatre, interactive installation, site-based projections, poster designs and public art sculptures. In 2011 Hayes was awarded Best Realtime Character in a Virtual World for 'Mr Tanaka' at LAVAL Virtual, France and his film The Paper Tale was part of the official selection for the International Festival of Animated Objects, Canada; the Media Arts Festival, Japan; Ars Electronica, Austria; and Revelation International Film Festival, Australia.
www.sohanarielhayes.com.au

Michael Woodley is a filmmaker and Yindjibarndi ceremonial leader and knowledge holder. He is also the CEO of the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, which holds native title on behalf of the Yindjibarndi people, and the CEO of the Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation, a highly regarded Indigenous organisation dedicated to the recording, preservation and maintenance of Yindjibarndi language and culture. In 2006, Woodley was recognised as one of Western Australia's Top
40 young business leaders. Currently, with the Yindjibarndi Elders, he is fighting to preserve ancient Yindjibarndi cultural sites from destruction by the mining industry.
www.yindjibarndi.com.au