A documentary about Tasmania's Tarkine Rainforest and the ongoing challenges surrounding its ecological protection screened for the first time in Hobart this week.

Directed and co-produced by Matt Newton, Takayna - The Heart of Lutruwita, shares the threatened status of the Tarkine Rainforest from the perspective of Tasmanian Aboriginal community members, frontline activists, scientists and musicians.  

The 45-minute documentary journeys to the vast 450,000 hectares of land in northwest Tasmania, which environmentalists say is under imminent threat by human activity - specifically mining and logging.

More than 60 rare, threatened and endangered species of flora and fauna inhabit the Tarkine's diverse ecosystems, which includes cool temperate rainforest, sea misted dunes, large plains of button grass and mountains covered in forests.

The film was launched on Wednesday by environmentalist Bob Brown and featured a special performance by Tasmanian Aboriginal artist DENNI.

Following its inaugural screening, members of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community lauded the documentary's message.

They included Uncle Jim Everett-Puralia Meenamatta, who earlier this year was arrested for "protecting Country as a lore-keeper" in southern Tasmania's Styx Valley and Bradys Lake logging coupe in the state's central highlands.

"I'd say it [the film] really got my passion rising really high again," Uncle Jim said after the screening of Takayna - The Heart of Lutruwita at Hobart's Theatre Royal.

Following the screening, Uncle Jim said he will never stop advocating for "lore in Country recognised as lore in Country over our Country".

"We've got these supporters, we've got all these people in the forest with us, the Bob Brown Foundation with us," Uncle Jim said.

"We've got to get the rest of the population to understand that lore in Country is a very serious thing.

"It's about all of us, not just the black fellas. If they want to live comfortably on our Country, they're gonna have to respect it."

The documentary also received high praise from Tasmanian Aboriginal woman Kitana Mansell, who features in the film.

"We're going to fight really hard for Takayna to be protected," Ms Mansell said.

Ms Mansell said everyone should take the opportunity to view the documentary.

"… it's going to inspire and get more of the young community to be involved and be on the ground to speak up for the rights and heritage and our people and our land…." she said.

After viewing the documentary, DENNI said she felt empowered after hearing messages about protecting the Tarkine Rainforest that "we need to address".

"I think the mob that are out there and doing it need all the support they can get, because they're putting their heart and their bodies on the line for our Country," she said.

DENNI said she felt proud contributing to the successful launch of the film.

"To just give a small part in there makes me feel proud as well that the work that I'm doing in music is is given something back," she said.

"To just be a part of a deadly group of people that are giving back makes me feel like I'm giving something back to the world and creating more than I'm destroying."

The event also saw the launch of takayna/Tarkine: One of the Last Wild Places on Earth, a coffee table book produced by Australian Geographic in collaboration with the Bob Brown Foundation.

Featuring images and six essays, the text is described as "a call to action to protect its [the Tarkine's] wild beauty from mining and logging.

Takayna - The Heart of Lutruwita screens across the county throughout December, with screening dates available via the Bob Brown Foundation website.