HOLDING S P A C E is a film, photography, and visual art exhibition and installation exploring connections to place and the emotions Country evokes.

Through visual storytelling Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla say thank you to their Elders, for nurturing connections and passing down knowledge, so future generations always have a place to come home to.

Storytellers: Aunty Rochelle Patten,Aunty Denise Morgan-Bulled, Aunty Dorothy Taylor, Aunty Sonia Cooper, Aunty Monica Morgan and Uncle Colin Walker

Creative Directors: Apryl Day (Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba and Barapa Barapa) and Jirra Lulla Harvey (Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri)

Producer: Kieran Mpetyane Satour (Gurindji/Malngin, Pertame Arrernte & Worimi)

Cinematographer: Ryan Andrew Lee

Editor: Rah Dakota 

Production Design: Apryl Day and Jirra Lulla Harvey 

Colour by: Moodlab

Colourist: CJ Dobson

Original Music and Sound Mix: Jai Pyne

Photographer: James Evans

Imagery: Chris Warrior

Commissioned by YIRRAMBOI 2025 and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, QVWC and the Australian Film Television and Radio School.

Filmed on the Traditional lands of the Yorta Yorta People in Victoria.