Editing Bush Mechanics (section)

==Description==
''Bush Mechanics'' is a four-part television series directed by David Batty and Francis Jupurrurla Kelly, and produced by the Warlpiri Media Association, released in 2001.<ref name=korff>{{cite web | last=Korff | first=Jens  | title=Bush Mechanics (Film) | website=Creative Spirits | date=21 December 2018 | url=https://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/bush-mechanics | access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref>

A [[bush mechanic]], in Australian parlance, is someone who uses unorthodox techniques and readily available materials to build or fix mechanical problems.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130917123046/http://www.bushmechanics.com/pages/what_is.htm Bush Mechanics definition]}}</ref> The television show features Aboriginal ([[Warlpiri people|Warlpiri]]) people from [[Yuendumu]], in the [[Northern Territory]], fixing cars as they travel through [[Central Australia]]. As they traverse the desert in their dilapidated vehicles, the series follows how they solve multiple car problems with inventive, wacky and unpredictable [[The Bush|bush]] repair techniques. The characters include Jack Jakamarra, an [[Aboriginal elder]] who introduces the episodes by recalling some of his first encounters with white people and their ways, and Jupurrula, the "magic mechanic" who seems to appear out of nowhere to help the Bush Mechanics when they're in real trouble.<ref name=abcdoc>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s359476.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106135650/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/stories/s359476.htm |website=TV Documentaries|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-date=6 November 2006|title=Bush Mechanics|date=2 October 2001}}</ref>

The television series was made after an initial half-hour documentary, which garnered international recognition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8WfjkgqK9A|via=YouTube|title=Bush Mechanics - The Original film|date=27 August 2019 }}</ref> It consisted of four subsequent episodes, first broadcast by [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC Television]] (Australia) from 2 October 2001<ref name=abcdoc/> to December 2001.<ref name=upsider/> The episodes were:<ref name=korff/>

# Motorcar Ngutju (Good Motorcar)
# Payback
# The Chase
# The Rainmakers

The series is notable for being one of the first media to be in an [[Aboriginal Australian language]], as much of the dialogue is in [[Warlpiri language|Warlpiri]] and [[Australian Kriol language|Kriol]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Some Australian Indigenous languages you should know|url=http://theconversation.com/some-australian-indigenous-languages-you-should-know-40155|last=Meakins|first=Felicity|publisher=Australian Research Council (ARC), Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)|date=7 May 2015|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>