Yamaji Man

Synopsis

Yamaji Man is an intimate portrait of a proud and powerful man. Born to a Yamaji woman from Western Australia and an Irish Catholic father, Mark grew up in two worlds, never truely at home in either.

An inspirational didgeridoo player, we join him on tour in New York where he has been performing and working with Philip Glass. Mark's background as a rock and roll drummer has given him an acute rhythmic sense that allows him to play across a wide variety of styles. Whether playing a duet with the grand concert organ at the Lincoln Centre in New York, or joining the Scottish acid-folk band Shooglenifti to play a pumped up Celtic number, or simply playing solo to a hushed crowd, Mark has a tendency to mesmerise audiences.

Despite this success and international acclaim, Mark feels the acute need for reconnection with his mother's land: Yamaji country. An invitation to play as guest at the Yamji Festival in Geraldton, Western Australia, will take Mark on a prodigal journey back home. The trip will also take him back to a moment of loss of innocence and the beginning of a long, angry journey, a journey that has brought Mark and his extraordinary talent to the world.