The Native Police

2026Directed by Charles Perkins

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Released: June 10, 2026
Runtime: 11m

About The Native Police

Drama
Western

Synopsis

A glimpse into a brutal chapter of Australia’s past, this powerful short from emerging Arrernte/Kalkadoon filmmaker Charles Perrurle Perkins follows an Indigenous man forced to work as a tracker for a white expansionist group forging their way across the Central Desert. Tasked with escorting a young Arrernte girl, he is forced to reckon with the colonial-driven violence that is tearing his people apart.

Director: Charles Perkins
Writer: Charles Perkins

Principal cast

In billing order

Jeremiah DanielsPeter / Warrul
Lahni WilliamsArula
Madeleine MaddenKngwarreye
Michael GoreyBlackie
Stephen BlanchCivilian Constable

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