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Darlene Johnson
In the early '70s, Aboriginal political activism took to the stage with Australia's first all-Aboriginal theatre company, the National Black Theatre in inner-city Redfern.
Against the backdrop of street protests, a group of actors and activists…
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Peter Dickson
The Ripple Effect is a powerful documentary primarily centred around AFL St Kilda legend and proud Noongar Nicky Winmar's generation-defining stand against racism at Victoria Park in 1993.
It provides an insight into the ongoing impacts of racism…
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Jeff Licence
Upon becoming a father, award-winning author Benjamin Allmon realised he knew nothing of the indigenous history of his home, the land of the Saltwater People, to teach his son. So he embarked on a voyage of discovery that led him further than he…
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Wayne Blair
The Sapphires is set in 1969 and tells the story of the McCrae sisters, four Aboriginal singers from country Victoria whose biggest dream is to become as famous as their Motown idols.
The film is an adaptation of the stage musical, when four…
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Alan Lowery
The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written history has long applied selectivity to what it records, largely ignoring the shameful way that Aboriginal people were, and continue to be, treated.
Because Aboriginal…
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Daina Reid
Based on Kate Grenville’s novel, the two-part drama tells the deeply personal story of Will and Sal Thornhill, early convict colonists who lay claim to a plot of land on the then remote Hawkesbury River.
Will arrives in penal New South Wales and is…
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Tom Murray
The Skin of Others is a compelling portrait of an extraordinary figure, Aboriginal WWI soldier Douglas Grant.
Grant (c.1885-1951) was extraordinarily famous in his day, an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier, a reader of Shakespeare and a bagpipe…
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Naina Sen
Central Australia’s answer to The Buena Vista Social Club, The Song Keepers tells the uplifting story of women from the world’s oldest culture preserving some of the world’s oldest sacred songs, connecting Germany to Aboriginal history in the…
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Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, Rowan Woods
Set among the turquoise waters and lethal wildlife of Australia’s Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, The Straits is an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama centred on a family of modern day smugglers.
The Montebellos transport drugs into…
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Tony Krawitz
The Tall Man is the story of Palm Island, a tropical paradise in Australia's Far North. It is the story of Cameron Doomadgee, who in 2004 was arrested for swearing at Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley - the 'tall man' of the title. 45 minutes later,…
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Catriona McKenzie
A blind woman and her neighbour discover a common bond after battling each other with sound. What starts as a war ends as an understanding.
Thanks to Anthony Linden Jones for pointing me to this film.
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Frances Calvert
The Torres Strait Islanders are Australia’s ‘other’ Indigenous minority, Melanesians living on islands north of Cape York and now scattered all across Australia.
This is a culture rich in customs, myth and legends. The Tombstone Opening is a joyous…
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Rolf de Heer
In 1922, the tracker has the job of tracking an Aboriginal suspected of murdering a white woman and leads a police office (the fanatic), his offsider (the follower) and a seconded assistant (the veteran) across the outback.
The journey descends…
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Warwick Thornton
Big World is one of the films in the anthology cinema event The Turning based on Tim Winton's acclaimed collection of short stories.
After flunking their exams and finishing high school, disillusioned best friends Lenny and Biggie flee up the…
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Kelli Cross
Jason's mother sends the 13-year-old on a vacation to his grandfather, the only role model for the boy she can think of.
Jason is very reluctant to part from his iPod and rap music, but eventually agrees to go on a fishing trip which will change…
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John Goldschmidt
In 1973 British filmmaker John Goldschmidt travelled to Australia to make a film for Associated Television UK. Having supported the American Civil Rights movement in the United States and People’s Democracy in Northern Ireland, Goldschmidt arrived…
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Adrian Wills, Beck Cole, Catriona McKenzie, Steven McGregor
The Warriors follows the once-great Warriors Football Club, which pins its hopes and dwindling reputation on three untested rookies and a jaded star.
Overnight the talented young athletes are thrown head first into the high-stakes world of…
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Wendy Friar, Richard Friar
Think About It is a documentary that explores peace activism and the roles that individuals can play to initiate social change
Interviewees include high profile activists, politicians, ex-public servants and cultural groups:an Indigenous actor…
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Dylan River
17-year-old incarcerated Aboriginal protagonist Robyn declaring: “Them missionaries reckon thou shalt not steal. Bit rich from the Bible-bashing bastards that stole our country!” This is just the beginning of a wildly irreverent show largely set in…
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Dylan River
Thou Shalt Not Steal is an eight-part television series follow-up to the critically-acclaimed online series Robbie Hood which tells the story of Robbie’s mother, Robyn in her teen years. After finding out a dark family secret, Robyn travels from her…
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Michae Cordell
From urban communities to remote desert outposts, Australian Football League (AFL) is both an obsession and a tantalising escape route from boredom and poverty for many Indigenous teenagers. To run onto the field as an AFL player is to achieve…
