Sweet As (2022), directed by Jub Clerc

Repeatedly abandoned by her party girl mother, Indigenous teen Murra turns to her cop uncle for help. To provide breathing space he gets her into a week-long photo safari trip in the bush for at-risk kids. Despite a rocky start she bonds with the other troubled teens and the youth workers and discovers a passion and talent for photography that could help her develop a purpose. It’s a bit of a quick fix, but an outstanding cast - featuring Shantae Barnes-Cowan as Murra - help create a good story, well told. The reality of life in a remote Western Australian outback town is not sugar coated; the cinematography is magnificent and the nods to country and culture are credible and meaningful. The soundtrack perfectly suits the action.