26 Jan. There is no more divisive day in the calendar.

It’s a day widely proclaimed by dominant-culture leaders, cultural influencers and everyday non-Indigenous Australians to be an opportunity for “nation building” aspirations connected to undefined concepts of national identity and mateship.

But for many First Nations people they instinctively oppose the day, it’s difficult to understand the logic behind celebrating national unity on the day invasion and dispossession began. Despite this, a significant proportion of the population decry calls to abolish or even change the date, suggesting that 26 January is an opportunity to move on from the past and create unity.

Beyond Invasion shares the perspectives and visions of members of Magan-djin’s (Brisbane) Aboriginal community on the history of invasion from early settlement through to continuing struggles today. Will you stand with them in their call to abolish the day?

Featuring: Aunty Deb Sandy, Chelsea Watego, Uncle Bob Weatherall, Bogaine Spearim, Uncle Lionel Fogarty, Nadine Currie, Ruby Wharton, Troy Brady, Moojidi Fogarty, Wayne Coco Wharton, Larissa Baldwin, Fred Leone and Sam Watson

And a soundtrack including many local First Nations artists including Dancing Water, MC Triks, Jungaji, Mack Ridge, Dubmarine, Trilla-D and more!

A collaboration with Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance (Magan-djin)

STATUS: Seeking distribution

Producers: Steph Vajda, Sam Watson, Bogaine Spearim, Surya McEwen and Karina Hogan

Director: Steph Vajda

DOP: Dan Baebler

Camera Operators: Steph Vajda, Zac Lovett, David Granato, Leonardo Ortega, Beau Bressington, Sam Watson

Sound: Sam Watson, Surya McEwen, Steph Vajda

Editor: Steph Vajda

Assistant Editor: Sam Watson

Story development: Surya McEwen, Sam Watson and Steph Vajda with Bogaine Spearim

Sound Master and Soundtrack: Steph Vajda

Colour: Dan Baebler

Set against the backdrop of climate volatility, soil degradation, and rising food insecurity, The Farmacy is a hopeful, solutions-driven exploration of how we grow food and how that, in turn, shapes human and ecological health and wellbeing. 

From their home near Warwick, Queensland, Dusty and Nell Elsom embark on parallel journeys to share transformative stories of regenerative change.

While farmer and storyteller Dusty travels across Australia meeting the people reshaping our food future, his wife Nell is at home turning their urban property into a living example of the same regenerative principles that he is exploring. Her hands-on transformation of a modest backyard into a thriving, productive ecosystem provides a practical, relatable thread that runs through the entire series—showing audiences that regeneration isn’t only happening on vast rural properties, but can begin right outside the kitchen door. 

Dusty’s mission is driven by important questions: Can farming restore ecosystems at scale? Can healthy food be affordable and accessible? How do we rebuild resilient farming communities? And how is the health of our soil directly connected to our own physical and mental wellbeing? 

Across diverse landscapes, he meets farmers growing food at all scales who are reviving degraded soils, restoring biodiversity, and proving that ecological farming can be viable and resilient. Dusty also speaks with scientists, community gardeners and health advocates who are uncovering how nutrient-rich food from living soils can combat chronic illness, improve mental wellbeing, and nourish us in ways industrial agriculture cannot. The series reveals how “food as medicine” is more than a slogan — it is a pathway to healing the body and mind. 

He explores how food is grown, transported, marketed, and wasted — and how each stage affects not only environmental outcomes but human health. 

Throughout The Farmacy, Dusty also dives deeper into his own healing from PTSD through connecting with land, speaking with First Nations leaders, mental health advocates, and on-country retreat pioneers who share profound philosophies on how improving our connection with Nature can  restore our spirit and improve soils. 

Interwoven with these conversations is Nell’s steady progress at home—observation, building soil, growing and harvesting food and redesigning the space in real time. Her work mirrors and reinforces the lessons Dusty uncovers on the road, creating a compelling narrative rhythm between large-scale innovation and intimate, achievable action.

STATUS: Fundraising and investment pitch. Production expected from August 2026, Anticipated release in 2027

A docuseries by Steph Vajda

Collaborating with Dusty and Nell Elsom