08-08-2025
Feature Video: RONA. - Show Me.
Kaytetye producer RONA. 'shows us' a glimpse into our potential futures with this week's energy-shifting, ultra-cinematic Feature Video. Giving abundant science-fiction vibes to match with her sonic forcefield of a track 'Show Me'.
A glowing orb hovers above the sand of an intergalactic desert as the scene for 'Show Me' is set. RONA. taps in the help of award winning Arrernte and Kalkadoon director Tyson Perkins to bring her future world to life and embody the track's themes of collective memory, reflection and resistance. 'Working on the film clip for 'Show Me' was a chance to honour the long legacy of Afro and Blak futurism while carving out space for our own vision within it' says Tyson. 'There's something powerful about contributing to a lineage that reimagines our future on our own terms, this clip is both a nod to where we've come from and a declaration of where we're going.'
Filmed on Arrernte, Anmatyerr and Dharug Country with choreography from dancer Alira Morgan, 'Show Me' is a celebration of First Nations culture through a sci-fi lens. 'The track speaks to reclaiming energy, memory and future, and I wanted the visual world to reflect that' says RONA.. '[Tyson and I] were both drawn to exploring the absurdity of the colonial race to space, and instead imagined a future grounded in remembrance, in resistance, and in return. I was stoked Tyson was as excited as I was to bring that vision to life together.'
Working as a team for the first time, 'Show Me' seems to have provided the opportune moment for these two creatives to collaborate. RONA. explains 'I've always wanted to work with Tyson, his visual storytelling holds so much depth, intention and care. With 'Show Me,' I knew the imagery needed to carry as much weight as the sound'.
As Tyson so succinctly put it, 'it's Blak to the future, and it's ours'.
