Kings with Empty Pockets- with Herb Wharton

Previously a drover, Herb Wharton started writing for the first time around the age of 50. Herb has received the Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature and is a member of the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame. In his poem ‘Kings with Empty Pockets’, Herb tells of the allure, romance and harsh realities of a stockman’s life.

Filmed on location at Bourke, New South Wales; and Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia.

This film is part of Through Our Eyes series 3, which celebrates Indigenous Australian’s experience of the land, traditional knowledge and wisdom, and acknowledges the struggles and success of Aboriginal outback people through times of radical cultural turmoil.

Commissioned by Western Local Land Service.
Funded through NSW Local Land Services and the Australian Government National Landcare Program.

Producer Director: Vera Hong
Production Coordinators: Guys Gibbs, Blackie Gordon and Ronni O’Donnell
Cinematography and Sound: Craig Bender and Vera Hong
Aerial Footage: Craig Bender
Editor: Vera Hong