də hˈɪɹ ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd klˈeɪmz hiː ɪz ɐ wˈaɪt dᵻɹˈɛktɚ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs stˈoːɹi: "pˈiːpəl tˈɔːk ɐbˈaʊt, wˌʌt ɪz ɐ wˈaɪt dᵻɹˈɛktɚ dˌuːɪŋ mˌeɪkɪŋ ɐn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs stˈoːɹi?
De Heer rejected claims he is a white director making an Indigenous story: "People talk about, what is a white director doing making an Indigenous story?