Skin Deep - An inside look at Australia's Crocodile Farming

Skin Deep dives into the experience of Donny Imberlong, a Jaru man living on the traditional lands of the Miriwoong Gajerrong people, while working on a Darwin crocodile farm in 2017. It explores his strong connection with the species, and the inner struggles that came from working in an industry that relies on killing an animal that he loves so deeply. Ultimately, the film shines a light on the current mindset behind conserving these apex predators and begs the question - can there be a better way?
Australia accounts for 60% of the global trade of crocodile skins, two-thirds of which comes from the Northern Territory, the largest producer and dominant supplier of crocodile skins worldwide. Australia’s farming of crocodiles is so extensive that there are now more saltwater crocodiles living in factory farms than in their natural habitat.
Featuring Donny Imberlong (@donnydrysdale)
Directed by Alix Livingstone and Caitie Wilson.
Special thanks to World Animal Protection, Kindness Project, Farm Transparency Project and Yellow Tail Films.

[@christyvanderheyden]

THANKYOU ( Donny and Team) for sharing your vulnerabilities and how you transmuted that into what you are now and the important work in exposing the truths of this industry
Crying from a few mins into this .....

[@seanpatrick2052]

That's just down right deranged! These magnificent animals, sentinels of time, being completely dis-honoured and disrespected in this way, and all for high end fashion in some far away place, worn as some sort of trivial, shallow status statement. The ignorance and depravity.... Thankyou to Donny and all involved with the production of this video, it has prompted me to look further into this.

[@sventer198]

NOTHING should be treated like this!

[@Sarahblcat]

Thank you..

[@luhole]

Thank you 😞

[@sirgregoir]

In the N.T, Aboriginals run their own Crocodile egg collection and crocodile farming. Depends on which tribe you're talking about. One group it's their totem. You go 20kms down the coast, and the next group will eat them. The colonial industry is not a correct description. They also farm trepang and mill local timbers. I lived in Arhnem land for 40 years.

[@DefendtheWild]

Please remember that Donny is one person sharing HIS experience working on a crocodile farm. He has in not speaking on behalf of other mob on this issue. He is sharing his personal experience. ☺️

[@christyvanderheyden]

'COLONIAL INDUSTRY'- well pointed out

[@ghostwarrior6789]

wow he makes it sound sadder than it is