Film Description: Walking Upstream: Waterways of the Illawarra is a project involving “creek walks” undertaken in the Illawarra (the region surrounding Wollongong, NSW).

Friends, colleagues, experts join us for these irregularly-scheduled walks which begin at a creek mouth, and work their way upstream for as far as possible.

These walks generate experiences, and spin off into discussions, new associations, stories, maps, videos, found things, jerry-rigged tools, and whatnot.

In 2016 we participated in a “nearly carbon neutral conference” at University of California, Santa Barbara. Our contribution was this video essay featuring a walk up Bellambi Creek.

Directors/ Filmmakers: Kim Williams, Lucas Ihlein, Brogan Bunt, with WayWard Films

Film Maker Bio Kim Williams, Lucas Ihlein and Brogan Bunt are Wollongong artists. We create collaborative socially engaged art projects, and we’re particularly interested in complex environmental issues.