Larapinta End To End

The Larapinta Trail is 235 kilometres of sweat, thirst, and pain. 

This iconic track stretches through desert mountains and dry rocky river gullies from Mparntwe/Alice Springs to Rhewtyepme/Mount Sonder and is considered one of Australia’s hardest multi-day desert walks.

A popular but tough trek for non-disabled people, The Larapinta Trail had never been achieved by an all-disabled team.

Larapinta: End to End is a film about the highs and lows of a team of Tasmanians, all with disabilities, as over 17 days they traverse some of the harshest terrain in Australia. 

They will tell their own story through the lens of a concept known as ‘The Dignity of Risk’. 

The film will explore how and why people with disabilities are often infantilised and therefore marginalised. And how taking a risk, whether it be financial, emotional, or physical is a human right. 

The documentary will necessarily take in the history of people with disabilities across the centuries, as well as the present-day fight for disability inclusion in all aspects of society.

We will include interviews with members of the team, archival footage and photographs all presenting the struggle through the ages for the participation of disabled people in society.

As we take risks on the Larapinta Trail, we are fighting for inclusion in society.

Along the way, there will be triumphs and tears, but ultimately it is a celebration of the human spirit. 

We need to raise $2000 to add to the kitty to pay Mike at Spoonie Films for 3 weeks in the editing suite.

Plus $2000 for Copyright permissions to use archival images.