STILL COUNTRY – Transport for NSW
Studio Gilay was commissioned by Transport for NSW to produce a short animated film that, at its core, celebrated Country, Community and the continued connection between people and place across millennia.
The final film, STILL COUNTRY is based on the stories, knowledge systems and community of the Shoalhaven Region. It was created in consultation with over 30 community members who assisted in script writing, design, narration and music production across a span of 18 months.
This powerful 7 minute film reminds audiences that the land endures, that Country holds memory of our stories, our knowledge systems, our languages and ancestors.
A screening of the film for Community was held at The Roxy Cinema in Nowra on Thursday 10th September, 2026.
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Community Screening, Roxy Nowra Sep 2026
Credits
Creative Director
Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)
Script Writers
Joshua Yasserie (Wiradjuri)
Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)
Producer
Melissa Azizi
Line Producer
Isaiah Stewart (Kuku Yalanji / Wemba Wemba)
Editors
Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)
Jalamara Towney (Wiradjuri)
Storyboard Artist
Dinalie Dabarera
Storyboard Revisionist
Emily Hestelow
Animatic
Emily Hestelow
Background Artists
Avery Park
Zoë Velonas
Character Designs
Isaiah Stewart (Kuku Yalanji / Wemba Wemba)
Emily Hestelow
2D Animation
Emily Hestelow
Bochan Yang
Isaiah Stewart (Kuku Yalanji / Wemba Wemba)
3D Animation
Jalamara Towney (Wiradjuri)
Paul Carlton
3D Textures
Zoë Velonas
Paul Carlton
Compositors
Jalamara Towney (Wiradjuri)
Emily Hestelow
Paul Carlton
Zoë Velonas
Isaiah Stewart (Kuku Yalanji / Wemba Wemba)
Sound Designer
Jake Duczynski (Gomeroi / Mandandanji)
Music Composer
Nooky (Yuin / Thunghutti)
Voice Over Artists
Bandria McLeod (Yuin / Monaro)
Nooky (Yuin / Thunghutti)
Sound Post House
Wawili Sound Solutions
Sound Mix & Master
Petris – Jinunyili – Torres
Community Consultation
Philip Butler
Ronda A Casey
Dreanna Chapman
Frank Connolly
Joanne Connolly
Lillian Connolly
Jason Davison
Ashleigh McGuire
Jean Carter McKenzie
Dianne Natter
Maureen Noonan
Natalie Nye
Gary Wayne Pender
John Kenneth-Pender
Wanda Simms
David Thomas
Arthur Timberey
Community Support
Claudio L. Zarrella
Eric Zarrella
Community Liaison
Jason Groves
Live-Action Research Drone Videographer
Jake Keane
For Transport for NSW
Bobbi Brodie
Bradley Hanlon
Deborah Swan
Julian Watson
