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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 ANWERNEKENHE 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.

"I have often argued that these CAAMA titles represent the most exciting body of documentary filmmaking in Australia over the last few years. It’s a body of work that has emerged from a unique collaborative production base with filmmakers working on each other’s productions, and a cultural ethos that differs remarkably from the aesthetics that drive TV documentary elsewhere. Here we have films that are character- driven and content-driven, in a style that is simple and clear, embodying respect for Elders and their stories, and allowing them time to speak in their own way, in their own language, and in their own time.

"The films have a distinctive social function that ties them strongly to the community and give them an importance that is far removed from the ephemeral “entertainment” nature of much TV documentary made elsewhere.

"In fact, if there are academics reading this note, I’d love to see a post-grad scholar somewhere taking up this collection as the focus for a serious study of their unique style and content: such a study would have wide relevance in documenting a viable model of documentary production that has lasting social and cultural relevance". - Andrew Pike, April 2013

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	GREEN BUSH [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min An Indigenous radio DJ does the nightshift at a remote community radio station, and must negotiate nightly dramas while still spinning the music. A film by Warwick Thornton. more Click for pricing information »
	INTERVENTION 2 years on [from the CAAMA Collection] 2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min An Aboriginal perspective on the effect of the Australian Government’s Intervention in Aboriginal lives in the Northern Territory. more Click for pricing information »
	JABIRU 0886: TRESPASS [from the CAAMA Collection] 2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 26 min The story of Yvonne Margarula and the resistance of the Mirrar people to the loss of their land and their heritage because of mining operations in the Kakadu area. more Click for pricing information »
	JARLMADANGAH: Our Dream Our Reality [from the CAAMA Collection] 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 25 min Welcome to Jarlmadangah – where we go well off the beaten track! Situated in the West Kimberleys, Jarlmadangah is a remote community often hailed as ‘a model’ for its many social and cultural achievements. more Click for pricing information »
	KARLU KARLU: Devil's Marbles [from the CAAMA Collection] 2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 21 min Stories of Karlu Karlu and its handback by the government to the traditional owners. more Click for pricing information »
	KEEPERS OF THE STORY - Jandamarra [from the CAAMA Collection] 2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min The story of the Bunuba people’s efforts to keep alive the story of Jandamarra and his war against white settlers in the 1880s in the Kimberleys, as a source of inspiration for Aboriginal people and all Australians. more Click for pricing information »
	LIVING COUNTRY [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min Traditional owners of proposed nuclear waste dump sites in central Australia show us what’s at stake if the unthinkable happens. A film by David Tranter. more Click for pricing information »
	LORE OF LOVE, THE [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 25 min An 18 year old Aboriginal girl learns the lore of love from her outgoing and mischievous grandmothers. more Click for pricing information »
	MARN GROOK [from the CAAMA Collection] 1996 (G) 45 min Marn Grook is a celebration of Australian Rules and the great contribution Aboriginal players have made to the game. more Click for pricing information »
	MEMORIES OF IWANY [from the CAAMA Collection] 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 28 min Bardi Elder, Patsy Achoo, returns to her birthplace on Sunday Island (Iwany), north of Broome, WA, to find it deserted and the old mission settlement in ruins. WARNING: This film contains graphic scenes of killing and preparing turtles for cooking that may distress some viewers. more Click for pricing information »
	MERREPEN [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 23 min In this landscape lavished with natural beauty, we discover the many uses of the Merrepen Palm as well as some unforgettable characters. more Click for pricing information »
	MPARNTWE - Sacred Sites [from the CAAMA Collection] 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min The continuous struggle by Central Australia’s Arrernte people to maintain their sacred sites in the face of property development in the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) area. more Click for pricing information »
	MY COLOUR YOUR KIND [from the CAAMA Collection] 1998 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 11 min An atmospheric short drama about Aboriginal identity. more Click for pricing information »
	NYIRR-MARIE [from the CAAMA Collection] 2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min Evelyn Hall (Nyirr-Marie), a leader of her community in the campaign for land rights, returns to her country to say goodbye for the last time. more Click for pricing information »
	OLD MAN & THE INLAND SEA, THE [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 20 min Norman Hayes Jagamarra gives us a unique Aboriginal perspective on greed, alcohol and the importance of maintaining your pride and self-sufficiency through a working life. more Click for pricing information »
	OONDOORRD: Married Turtle [from the CAAMA Collection] 2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 22 min The hunt for the special Oondoorrd or female turtle in the mating season, in the ocean off the West Kimberley region of Western Australia. more Click for pricing information »
	ROSALIE'S JOURNEY [from the CAAMA Collection] 2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min The story of Rosalie Kunoth-Monks who (as Ngarla Kunoth) gained fame in the leading role of Charles Chauvel’s legendary feature film, JEDDA (1955). more Click for pricing information »
	RYDIN' TIME [from the CAAMA Collection] 2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min Life on the rodeo circuit in Queensland for three teenagers who risk their lives to compete. more Click for pricing information »
	SAMMY BUTCHER: Out of the Shadows [from the CAAMA Collection] 2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 24 min A portrait of Sammy Butcher [Warumpi Band], one of the leading figures in the contemporary Indigenous music scene. more Click for pricing information »
	SUNSET TO SUNRISE [from the CAAMA Collection] 2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min By the light of a comforting campfire, Rupert Max Stuart, a 77-year old Arrernte Mat-utjarra Elder and a custodian of the Alice Springs area, offers poignant words of wisdom to a younger generation. more Click for pricing information »