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Indigenous Australia (4/9)

Australian and Torres Strait Island societies, history, politics and cultures, including many films by Indigenous filmmakers. Stories range across issues relating to health, identity, the “Stolen Generation”, art, anthropology, traditional life and culture, and history and archaeology both before and after the arrival of Captain Cook.

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GREEN BUSH [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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GULPILIL

GULPILIL

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

A portrait of a unique and fascinating Australian actor - DAVID GULPILIL. more

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HERE'S MY HAND: A testimony to an Aboriginal Memorial

HERE'S MY HAND: A testimony to an Aboriginal Memorial

1988 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

Only available in the ASPECTS OF A LIFE collection. more

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HOUSE-OPENING, THE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

HOUSE-OPENING, THE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1980 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 42 min

"House-opening" ceremonies in a contemporary Aboriginal community combine elements of Aboriginal, Torres Strait and European cultures in dealing with death. more

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HOW THE WEST WAS LOST

HOW THE WEST WAS LOST

1987 (G) 72 min

The story of the 1946 Aboriginal Pastoral Workers' Strike that has never officially ended. An event more important than the Eureka Stockade but never recorded in written histories - the passive resistance by 800 Aboriginal station workers against the appalling living and working conditions thrust upon them. more

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HUMAN RACE, THE

HUMAN RACE, THE

1997 (PG) 56 min

THE HUMAN RACE tells the story of three men from different parts of the globe who compete in a race - from the sun-scorched desert to the tropical coast in the remote Kimberley region of North Western Australia. more

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IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 78 min

Follow the Tiwi Bombers football team through their first season in the Northern Territory's big league as they strive to fulfill the dreams of their grandfathers. more

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INDIGENOUS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PACK

INDIGENOUS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PACK

(Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG)

Further to our on-going offer of an Indigenous Studies DVD Starter Pack, here are a further 10 titles to enhance the growth of your collection. more

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INDIGENOUS STUDIES STARTER PACK

INDIGENOUS STUDIES STARTER PACK

(Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG)

A specially selected pack of 10 DVDs from our blue-ribbon collection of Indigenous films. Indigenous studies forms part of various state curricula so we have chosen these titles with specific themes in mind - Indigenous History, Art, Culture, Youth, Urban Communities, Race Relations and the Stolen Generation. more

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INTERVENTION 2 years on [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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INTERVENTION, Katherine, N.T.

INTERVENTION, Katherine, N.T.

2008 (PG) 52 min

Intervention, Katherine, N.T. is a one-year record of the impact of The Emergency Intervention by the Federal Government in the Northern Territory region of Katherine and the surrounding communities of Beswick, Barunga, Eva Valley and Binjari. more

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INTERVENTION: Stories from the Inside

INTERVENTION: Stories from the Inside

2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 46 min

An incisive inside look at the historic Intervention by the Federal Government in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, made with the participation of Alice Springs town-campers. more

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ISLAND OF LIES

ISLAND OF LIES

1991 (G) 56 min

When Eliza Fraser was shipwrecked on Fraser Island in 1836, there were up to 3000 Aboriginal people living there — by 1905, there were perhaps a dozen left. Filmmaker Gillian Coote follows the route of early settlers north out of Sydney to Fraser Island to uncover the lies and secrets of Australia's settlement. more

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IT'S A LONG ROAD BACK [from the AIATSIS Collection]

IT'S A LONG ROAD BACK [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1981 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 13 min

The story of one woman’s struggle to regain her Aboriginality more

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JABIRU 0886: TRESPASS [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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JARLMADANGAH: Our Dream Our Reality [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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KABBARLI

KABBARLI

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 50 min

KABBARLI explores the extraordinary life of Daisy Bates and her passionate involvement with Australian Aborigines. The film interweaves fiction and biography, history and memory to explore Daisy Bates' life - a dramatic map of the colonial imagination, and a portrait of a remarkable and wily old woman. more

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KARLU KARLU: Devil's Marbles [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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KEEPER

KEEPER

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Growing up in a small town divided by mining disputes isn’t easy, but for Aboriginal teenager Jacinta Haseldine it’s a stark contrast to her grandmother’s life at the same age growing up on a mission. more

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KEEPERS OF THE STORY - Jandamarra [from the CAAMA Collection]

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

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