The film centres on Lynch, a queer Yankunytjatjara theatre artist, as he returns to his hometown of Aputula in the Northern Territory to perform an inma.

[1] Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) is co-written and co-directed by Matthew Thorne and artist and performer Derik Lynch.

A Q&A was held afterwards with Lynch and composer Jed Silver, hosted by playwright Verity Laughton.

The event is attended by a group of influential screen sector advocates who have promised to support the SAFC in its efforts to develop and expand the film industry in the state.

The guests included politicians Kyam Maher, Sarah Hanson-Young, Tammy Franks, as well as filmmakers and industry executives and administrators such as Kate Croser, Kirsty Stark, and Peter Hanlon.