Kere Lyeke (Echidna Story) is a short video project combining live-action and animation. This project features a collaboration of Indigenous storytellers from multiple generations.
The Kere Lyeke project was initially conceived in Alice Springs during a break in the filming of ICTV’s Our Bedtime Stories Series 1 . Traditional owner, Arrernte elder, and co-director of Children’s Ground, Margaret MK Kemarre Turner, the featured story teller in episode 1 of the Bedtime Stories series, told a story to the ICTV crew of Gina Campbell and her childhood pet echidna. The humorous story was told in a mix of Arrernte and English and was a highlight for many of the crew – many noting the beautiful dynamic between MK Turner, a senior elder, and Gina Campbell an emerging Indigenous media worker.
The Echidna Story short video project combines live-action and stop-motion animation by Gina Campbell and Jonathan Daw and is directed by Gina Campbell.
Kere Lyeke can be viewed in full on ICTV’s VOD service, ICTV Play.
The Echidna Story Animation was supported by Community Broadcasting Foundation.

