The first night of the tenth annual Parrtjima festival lights up in Alice Springs

In Alice Springs, the first night of the tenth annual Parrtjima festival lit up the west Mcdonnell ranges last night.

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00:00Parchma is all about celebrating First Nations arts and culture through light.

00:07You can see one of the installations displayed just behind me.

00:10Now, this is a piece by Molly Hunt and Mark Colesmith called Three Generations of Stock

00:15Women.

00:16Now, Molly is a Balangara and Yolngu woman, and Mark Colesmith is a Nikina man, and they're

00:22both based in the Kimberley region.

00:24They say they've orbited around each other for some time, but never quite come into contact

00:28before this project.

00:30But working on it together, they say, has been a really smooth collaboration.

00:34Molly was the animator behind the works, and Mark added the soundtrack.

00:39Now, Molly's a bit of a powerhouse.

00:41She's quite a prolific artist and wears many different hats.

00:45Mark is a pretty well-known actor and composer.

00:49You might have seen him on things like Netflix's Apple site of Vinegar recently.

00:55Now, their work is just some of the installations displayed around the festival over the next

01:0010 days.

01:01Parchma is a free 10-day festival, and it won't only have installations like this.

01:06It'll also have talks hosted throughout the festival time, as well as live music to complement

01:13all the beautiful lights.

01:14And of course, the West Macdonald Ranges will be lit up with projections of artworks and

01:18a light show directly onto the ranges themselves.

01:21So, much to look forward to over the next 10 days.