ðə tˈaɪɾəl ʌvðə fˈɪlm ɚɹˈoʊz fɹʌm dɪskˈʌʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn də hˈɪɹ ænd dˈeɪvɪd ɡˈʌlpɪlˌɪl ɐbˌaʊt ɐ fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæf ʌv tˈɛn kˈænoʊˌɪsts pˈoʊlɪŋ əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ ˌæɹɐfjˈʊɹɹə swˈɑːmp, tˈeɪkən baɪ ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈɑːnəld tˈɑːmsən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
The title of the film arose from discussions between de Heer and David Gulpilil about a photograph of ten canoeists poling across the Arafura Swamp, taken by anthropologist Donald Thomson in 1936.