Several years ago in Cameroon, a woman from the UNHCR asked Carine Kapiamba to come into her office. Carine has never forgotten what the woman said but wishes more than anything that she could remember her name.

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Carine's story was told at our event in Palmerston where the theme was OBSESSION.

Storyteller: Carine Kapiamba

Producer: Johanna Bell

Editing: Rosa Ellen

Audio: Dream Media

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenter: StoryProjects

Aly de Groote’s obsession with box jellyfish started more than ten years ago. Now she's a full-time fibre artist making sculpture from ghost nets and fishing line, weaving the tragic tale of sea life in the plastic age.

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Aly's story was told at our event in Palmerston where the theme was OBSESSION.

Storyteller: Aly de Groote

Producer: Johanna Bell

Editing: Rosa Ellen

Audio: Dream Media

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenter: StoryProjects

Seranna Shutt always wanted to be a mother, however, she reached a point in life where she decided to finally lay her fixation to rest. What happened next was the result of a collision of timing, grief, motivation and belief.

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Seranna's story was told at our event in Palmerston where the theme was OBSESSION.

Storyteller: Seranna Shutt

Producer: Jess Ong

Editing: Rosa Ellen

Audio: Dream Media

Photography: Helen Orr

Presenter: StoryProjects

*strong language warning*

Weed was working on the roads in Alice Springs when he first head Nick's voice down the line; Nick took the long way around to find love literally, driving half way round the country to meet Weed. They crossed paths at the perfect time...

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SPUN: True Stories Told in the Territory is a live storytelling event that showcases some of the extraordinary people and stories that make up the Northern Territory. Popping up at different venues across Darwin, working with a range of partner organisations and working with a different theme each time, SPUN brings to light stories from diverse backgrounds.

Nick and Weed's story is from our fifth event at Brown's Mart Theatre where the theme was 'Chemistry'.

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Storytellers: Nick and Weed

Producer: Tamara Howie

Editing: Jess Ong

Audio: Will Tinapple

Photography: Aaron Burton

Presenter: StoryProjects