This documentary's writer-director Larissa Behrendt has said of this film: '"It is a story that deserves to be told through the voices and art of the people who lived it" and "This is an extraordinary story and it is a privilege to bring it to the screen. The red earthed country that stretches under blue skies provides a cinematic backdrop to the story of a community that has rebuilt itself to be vibrant, strong and proud of its culture. It is a story that deserves to be told through the voices and art of the people who lived it."
Jeremy LeBois, the Chair of the Maralinga Tjarutja Trust, said: "This documentary is important to the Maralinga people because it gives us a voice to tell the real story of what really happened to the people who walked, lived and hunted on this land for thousands of years."
This documentary is a Blackfella Films production for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Principal production investment was made from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in association with Screen Australia. The program was also financed with support from the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). The production was developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Publicity for this documentary states that ''the film will provide complementary programming from an Indigenous perspective to ABC drama series 'Operation Buffalo' [2020]''.
''Maralinga Tjarutja celebrates the people, their tenacious spirit and cultural strength through which they fight to retain their country'' according to official publicity for this documentary.