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Ronin Films is very pleased to be working in association with CAAMA Productions to promote and market their outstanding catalogue of documentaries and dramas on Indigenous subjects.

Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) is an organisation founded in 1980, and owned by the Aboriginal people of Central Australia. It is dedicated to the social, cultural and economic advancement of Aboriginal people, and accordingly it has a mandate to promote Aboriginal culture, language, dance, and music while generating economic benefits in the form of training and employment. The Association is responsible for a diverse range of media products that engender pride in Aboriginal culture, and informs and educates the wider community of the richness and diversity of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia.

CAAMA Productions is the largest Indigenous production house in Australia. The company is based in Alice Springs and was established by the CAAMA Group in 1988, to perform the function of a commercial film and television production house for the newly established Imparja Television, a remote area commercial broadcast service, also based in Alice Springs. As a professional film, television and creative facility, CAAMA Productions supports Indigenous producers, directors, camera crews and editors and has close ties with local Aboriginal people and communities. 

The successful documentary series, NGANAMPA ANWERNKENHE is a collaboration between CAAMA Productions and Imparja Television, and between 4 and 6 short documentaries are made for the series each year. This remarkable series, which celebrated its 21st birthday in 2008, has served as a showcase for Indigenous filmmaking talent, with contributions from such filmmakers as Warwick Thornton, Ivan Sen, Beck Cole and Priscilla Collins.

CAAMA Productions has produced documentaries for national and overseas networks including the Seven and Nine Networks, the ABC, SBS, National Geographic, Channel 4 and CBC.

CAAMA has also collaborated on Warwick Thornton’s first feature, the award-winning SAMSON AND DELILAH.

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	AGNES ABBOTT: Hard Worker [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min Agnes Abbott is an Eastern Arrente woman who has witnessed the transformation of her Central Australian homeland - from her early days working in the cattle industry, to the damage caused by the introduction of alcohol. Her determination to care for her community has seen Agnes at the forefront of initiatives to drive out alcohol and protect women and children from domestic violence. more » Click for pricing information »
	ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min This portrait of two feisty, strong-willed Elders, is a moving and beautifully filmed document of a vanishing way of life, with a strong message to respect the past, traditional culture and community values. more » Click for pricing information »
	ARTISTS OF ALI CURUNG [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 21 min The Arlpwe Arts Centre and Gallery, in the town of Ali Curung, 350 km north of Alice Springs, provides a focus for the work of a diverse group of Indigenous artists. more » Click for pricing information »
	ART OF HEALING, THE [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min A story of inspiration and community spirit from central Australia. more » Click for pricing information »
	BENNY AND THE DREAMERS [from the CAAMA Collection] » 1993 (G) 54 min The extraordinary story of the Pintupi peoples' first meeting with the white world. more » Click for pricing information »
	BEYOND SORRY [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 53 min An intimate portrait of two “half-caste” women: Zita Wallace who was taken from her Arrernte family at the age of eight; and Aggie Abbott, an Arrernte woman who was hidden from the Aboriginal Protector at the same time that Zita was taken. The film follows the friendship that has developed between the two women in their senior years. more » Click for pricing information »
	BLACK AND DUSTY [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 43 min Follows a group of Indigenous competitors as they compete in the Finke Desert Race. more » Click for pricing information »
	BOOMERANG TODAY [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min Re-living ancient traditions in the modern world. more » Click for pricing information »
	BUNGALUNG [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 22 min An epic Dreaming story re-told by Anmatjere Elders, in which two young men challenge a clan of Demons. more » Click for pricing information »
	BUSH TOYS [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 23 min Bush Toys is a whimsical and historical journey into the art of Bush Toy making in the Central Desert of Australia. more » Click for pricing information »
	CASE 442 [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 49 min Frank Byrne spent most of his adult life on a personal crusade to find his mother, after being taken away from her at the age of 5. more » Click for pricing information »
	CHEEKY DOG [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min Dion Beasley is 15 years old, profoundly deaf and suffers from Muscular Dystrophy. The only way he is able to communicate is through his drawings. With the help of a close friend and teacher, they have established a label for t-shirts and other apparel, called “Cheeky Dog”. It is hoped that this venture will create an income for him and in the future he will be able to create financial stability. more » Click for pricing information »
	COLD TURKEY [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 45 min A drama about two brothers and their journey into a long night of desperate living. more » Click for pricing information »
	COOL DRINK AND CULTURE [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min The links between traditional bush foods and good health, and supermarket foods and poor health. more » Click for pricing information »
	CROOKHAT AND THE KULUNADA [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 23 min Stories of the water serpent, Kulunada, which inhabits a permanent waterhole in the arid desert country of central Australia. more » Click for pricing information »
	CROOK HAT & CAMPHOO [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min An outstanding documentary about the survival of traditional skills in Aboriginal culture. more » Click for pricing information »
	DESTINY IN ALICE [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min A light-hearted look at the Lesbian community of Alice Springs in central Australia. more » Click for pricing information »
	EIGHT LADIES [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min A journey through Alyawarr Country with eight ladies as they hunt echidna and gather bush tucker. more » Click for pricing information »
	FINDING PLACE [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min A film about manhood and the problems of living in two cultures. more » Click for pricing information »
	FIVE SEASONS [from the CAAMA Collection] » 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min In these fast and modern times, the Numurindi people are still guided by the seasons and stories of the Dreamtime. This observational documentary focuses on Moses Numamurdirdi and his families fight to hold onto their culture and ways in an ever-changing world. more » Click for pricing information »

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