Sport

Sports participation, professional and amateur, in Australia and internationally, including stories of Australian Rules football, especially from an Indigenous perspective. Other sports include surfing, rodeo rough-riding and long distance cycling.

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	ABORIGINAL RULES » 2007 (PG) 55 min From the producers of the original award-winning ‘BUSH MECHANICS’. A rare behind-the-scenes look at the grassroots Aboriginal football experience that you may have heard about, but never seen before. more » Click for pricing information »
	ACROSS THE PLATEAU » 2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 95 min China used to be called “the Bicycle Kingdom”. This is a bicycle story from China, about a group of friends in southern China who share cycling treks of epic scale. Their adventures are an expression of their sense of personal freedom in the new China, after a lifetime of political turmoil and personal struggle. 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 »
	BLACK MAGIC » 1988 (G) 55 min It is through the medium of sport that Aboriginal people have best been able to express themselves to white Australia. Australia's greatest Aboriginal footballers talk about the sources of their motivation, about their family experiences and their roots. more » Click for pricing information »
	BUFFALO LEGENDS » 1997 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min Bill Dempsey MBE, himself a football legend, narrates this story of a group of men who knocked down the barriers of racism on the sporting field. On the way they established a way of life based on tolerance, respect and an ethic of making your own fun whatever obstacles are placed along the path. more » Click for pricing information »
	FLYING BOOMERANGS, THE » 2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min 24 Indigenous teenagers embark on the first Aussie Rules tour of South Africa. more » Click for pricing information »
	FOOTY CHICKS » 2006 (M) 52 min A powerful enquiry into sexual dynamics and gender politics, FOOTY CHICKS is a lively and dramatic first-hand view of the game played off the field. more » Click for pricing information »
	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 » Click for pricing information »
	LIFE OF THE TOWN » 2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 390 min 13 half hour episodes detailing the happy, sad, funny and dramatic endeavours of a community of battlers united through footy. Narrated by Dale Kickett, LIFE OF THE TOWN is a homage to grass roots football and is a window into the lives of the men, women and children who are passionate about their community. 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 »
	ROUGH RIDERS » 1995 (M) 55 min ROUGH RIDERS tells the story of two champion Australian rodeo riders, one of whom lost his life in a bull-riding accident. Through their story the film explores the rituals of competition, the endless travel, the friendship and loyalty, courage and determination that the sport of bull-riding entails. 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 »
	SURFING THE HEALING WAVE » 1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min In this documentary, Kyle Slabb, a young Aboriginal surfer, takes us to the annual indigenous surfing contest at Fingal on the Northern New South Wales coast. Along the way, he offers us insights into traditional ways, dances and ceremonies and an understanding of his struggle to preserve those values in his modern life. more » Click for pricing information »
	THREE BOYS DREAMING » 2011 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 85 min A universal story about young dreams and ambitions as three Indigenous boys chase the dream of becoming football stars. more » Click for pricing information »
	YEAR OF THE DOGS » 1997 (M) 86 min A year in the life of the Footscray Football Club. The Bulldogs haven’t won a premiership since 1954. They fight back with the threat of amalgamation hanging over them. This documentary takes us to the boardroom, the change room, the fans and the matches. more » Click for pricing information »

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