When you don't have mobile reception on a remote island
Limited mobile coverage on the Torres Strait Islands has a large impact on the movement of fisher- men and women like Lala, who is unable to go to her main fishing spots due to the lack of signal sparking safety concerns.
'End of the Line' stars our co-researcher Lala Gutchen, Erub Meuram woman from Erub in the Torres Strait and Erub First Language educator, as she navigates the challenges of patchy mobile and internet coverage at the very edge of Australia's 4G network. The film explores how longstanding cultural practices such as fishing and language maintenance have been irrevocably shaped by modern communications challenges.
The short film will be available on YouTube this coming Thursday 31 October.
End of the Line is a co-production of the ARC Centre for Automated Decision-Making & Society and Torres Strait Islander Media Association (TSIMA).