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SMARTER COUNTRY, A - creating the future

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

As Australia struggles with the harsh effects of climate change, green pioneers and visionaries are working towards an ecologically sustainable future in agriculture, architecture, renewable energy, and how we live on our planet - both here and in America, China and in developing countries. more

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SOMETHING OF THE TIMES [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1985 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 41 min

The story of Aboriginal and white buffalo hunters in the remote wetlands of the Northern Territory in the 1930s. more

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SONS OF NAMATJIRA [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1975 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 47 min

A group of celebrated Aboriginal artists and their relationship with the outside world. more

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SPEAR IN THE STONE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1983 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 34 min

An age-old tradition of making spear-heads from special stones in Arnhem Land. more

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SPECIAL TREATMENT- Locking Up Aboriginal Children

1991 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

Australia imprisons almost as many black children as are imprisoned in South Africa. Today 45% of all juveniles in NSW jails are Aboriginal, though they form less than 2% of the population. Made by a crew of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, this documentary asks why police are under-using alternative procedures... more

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STILL POINT, THE - Photography of Robert McFarlane

2017 (PG) 27 min

The Still Point explores the life's work of one of Australia's most respected and pioneering documentary photographers: for five decades, Robert McFarlane has put a mirror up to the changing face of Australia. more

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STOCKMAN'S STRATEGY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1984 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 51 min

An insight into the transfer of knowledge and experience on the Collum Collum cattle station in north-eastern New South Wales. more

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STOLEN GENERATIONS

2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

The removal of Aboriginal children in Australia was a deliberate government policy and forms part of the history of dispossession of the country's original inhabitants. Every Aboriginal family in Australia has directly or indirectly been affected and the effects have lasted over generations. Many have called this genocide. more

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STONE COUNTRY

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

Stone Country is a snapshot of a remote Indigenous community of Ngukurr in northern Australia. more

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SUNNY AND THE DARK HORSE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1987 (PG) 86 min

Country folk know of pleasures that townsfolk never know ... The story of an Aboriginal stockman and his family and their growing passion for "picnic racing" on bush tracks in New South Wales. more

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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

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TAKEOVER [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1979 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 87 min

The story of an Aboriginal community under threat from a distant bureaucracy. A film by David and Judith MacDougall. DIGITALLY RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM MATERIALS! more

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TALKING LANGUAGE with Ernie Dingo [from the CAAMA Collection]

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 132 min

There are around 250 languages with 600 dialects spoken on this land. Today it is estimated around 30 of those languages are still strong and spoken daily, while over a hundred are critically endangered. more

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TEACH A MAN TO FISH

2018 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 80 min

Grant Leigh Saunders is an Aboriginal filmmaker, writer and musician who has secretly always wanted to be a fisherman, just like his father and grandfather before him. This fishing yarn is set against the backdrop of the beautiful Manning River in central New South Wales. more

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TERRA NULLIUS

1992/2021 (G) 21 min

RE-RELEASE OF AN ACCLAIMED FILM FROM 1992, RE-MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL FILM NEGATIVES. "In evoking what an Aboriginal child goes through when disconnected from family and taken into foster-care, this film is ahead of its time in its treatment." - Margo Neale, Senior Indigenous Curator and historian. more

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THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

A film about the remarkable relationship between Indigenous cultures, the dolphin and the marine environment. We learn of remarkable signs observed between land and ocean to indicate when fish are travelling and in what numbers, and gain a clear insight into the 'yuri' or totem system and its place in contemporary culture. more

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THREE HORSEMEN [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1982 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 51 min

Three generations of Aboriginal stockmen on a cattle station in far north Queensland. more

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TIME BOMB [from the CAAMA Collection]

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 25 min

TIME BOMB is a film about diabetes and its impact on one man's life. Frank Djara is a Pitjantjatjara man who developed diabetes after an active life dedicated to the health of his community. more

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TNORALA - BABY FALLING [from the CAAMA Collection]

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

Tnorala, in Central Australia, is a breathtaking land formation that rises above the windswept plains fringing the edge of the Western MacDonnell Ranges. It is a place of unique and sacred importance to the Western Arrente people, who actively protect its beauty and integrity. more

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TO GET THAT COUNTRY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1977 (G) 66 min

A record of an historic event: the inaugural meeting of the Northern Land Council, representing traditional owners of the northern part of the Northern Territory. more

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TO TASTE 100 HERBS

1984 (G) 58 min

Part 3: The Long Bow Trilogy - TO TASTE 100 HERBS: A rich portrait of a traditional Chinese doctor, and his special role in the community. more

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TOO MANY CAPTAIN COOKS

1988 (G) 18 min

In this film, Paddy Wainburranga of the Rembarrnga tribe from the centre of Arnhem Land in Northern Australia relates and paints the Rembarrnga history of Captain Cook. more

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TOOMELAH

2011 (MA) 97 min

In a remote Aboriginal community, Daniel, a sensitive, troubled 10 year old boy from a broken home, yearns to be a "gangster" like the male role models in his life. A film by Ivan Sen, director of WIND, YELLOW FELLA, MYSTERY ROAD and LIMBO. more

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TRANSFER OF POWER, A [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1986 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 21 min

Replacing the engine in an old car: the work of "bush mechanics" on a cattle station in northern New South Wales. more

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URBAN CLAN

1997 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 55 min

A documentary portrait of three brothers: choreographer Stephen Page, composer David Page, and performer Russell Page, who together form the creative core of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, one of Australia's most exciting and internationally acclaimed contemporary dance companies. more

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VACANT POSSESSION

1994 (M) 95 min

NOW RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM MATERIALS! A welcome re-release of the acclaimed dramatic feature film from 1994, written and directed by Margot Nash (director of The Silences, also available from Ronin). Following her mother's death, a young woman returns to the old family home, a dilapidated cottage in a coastal... more

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VOTE YES FOR ABORIGINES - The Story of the 1967 Referendum

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

A documentary about the 1967 Referendum and the fight for citizenship rights for Aborigines. It marks the 40th anniversary of the occasion, celebrating its historical significance and contemporary relevance. more

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VOYAGE OF BOUNTY'S CHILD, THE

1983 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 90 min

The year is 1789. In the central Pacific Ocean the crew of Her Majesty's Ship Bounty mutinied against their captain, William Bligh, and cast him adrift with 18 other men in an open boat, 150 kilometres from Tonga. This epic voyage is re-created in this remarkable documentary classic from 1983. more

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WAITING FOR HARRY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1980 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

Tensions behind the scenes of a ritual event in central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. more

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WALBIRI FIRE CEREMONY, A - Ngatjakula [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1977 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 19 min

Ngatjakula is one of the most spectacular ceremonies of central Australia, employing fire, and several days of singing and dance, to resolve conflicts and re-affirm social order among the Warlpiri (Walbiri) people. more

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WALKING DANCING BELONGING [from the CAAMA Collection]

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 22 min

Three women from the Kununurra area of Western Australia share their art and their experience of being "in country". more

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WAYS OF THINKING

1990 (G) 29 min

A young Warlpiri Aboriginal man wants to leave his traditional community to seek work in a town. His wife is against this move; she wants to remain in the community, to be part of the traditional life of her tribe and to bring up their children in their ancient culture. She fears that the children will lose their language,... more

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WE DON'T NEED A MAP

2017 (M) 85 min

A bold and provocative essay film by Warwick Thornton about the deeply spiritual meaning of the Southern Cross constellation for Aboriginal people. The film challenges us to consider the place of the Southern Cross in the psyche of all Australians. WINNER! Digital History Prize, NSW Premier's History Awards, 2018. more

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WE OF LITTLE VOICE (NIDF series 5)

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

WE OF LITTLE VOICE reveals the effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing on Indigenous communities in South Australia. more

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WESTERN DESERT WOOMERA: Fashioned With Stone Tools [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1981 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 11 min

A documentary about the making of a spear-thrower by two Pintupi men of the Lake McDonald area in the central west of the Northern Territory. The film demonstrates their use of stone tools. more

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WHEN THE NATIVES GET RESTLESS

2007 (M) 28 min

A film about racism and inequality in a small country town. It is about life, family and the disadvantage of not having opportunities because of the colour of your skin. more

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WHEN THE SNAKE BITES THE SUN

1985 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 57 min

A film by Michael Edols. Available on DVD and Vimeo-on-Demand as part of the ASPECTS OF A LIFE collection. more

WHERE THE WATER STARTS

2021 (PG) 71 min

After seeing the destruction of the fragile alpine ecology of Australia's Snowy Mountains first-hand, Richard Swain decides to speak out. A powerful new film by Amanda King and Fabio Cavadini. more

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WHISPERING IN OUR HEARTS

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

The story of the 1916 massacre of Aboriginal people at Mowla Bluff, Western Australia, told in interviews with surviving Nyikina, Mangala and Karajarri peoples, as well as through dramatised re-enactments of the testimonials of Aboriginal witnesses. more

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WHITEYS LIKE US

1999 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

A group of 15 white strangers come together to participate in an eight-week Aboriginal reconciliation circle. The film follows the impact the process has on the participants' lives as they grapple with these difficult and complex issues. more

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WHO WE ARE - Brave New Clan [from the CAAMA Collection]

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 47 min

Six young Australians share what Indigenous culture means to them today in contemporary urban Australia. From the bustling streets of Sydney to the aquamarine vistas of the Torres Strait, their stories span a diverse population across the country and yet share common themes of resilience, courage, optimism and success. more

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WILLABERTA JACK [from the CAAMA Collection]

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 26 min

He survived an attempted killing. He survived an unjust legal system. But can he survive white "payback"? A true story from the Northern Territory, 1929, which inspired the feature film, SWEET COUNTRY. more

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WOMEN OF THE SUN

1981 (PG) 240 min

Comprising of four stand-alone one-hour episodes, this ground-breaking series from 1982 depicts events in the lives of four Aboriginal women over more than 150 years. more

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WOMEN OF THE SUN ... 25 YEARS LATER

2006 (PG) 80 min

A powerful documentary about the lives of the women who played leading roles in the ground-breaking drama series, WOMEN OF THE SUN. more

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WRAP ME UP IN PAPERBARK

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min

This provocative documentary portrays the struggle faced by two indigenous Australians, Speedy McGinness, and his sister, Kathy Mills, to return their mother's remains from Darwin to her homelands, 600 kilometres south. more

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WRONG SIDE OF THE BUS

2009 (PG) 56 min

Sidney Bloch, a professor of psychiatry, returns to South Africa from Melbourne for his medical school reunion. He's determined to resolve his guilt for colluding with Apartheid that has troubled him for forty years. He's accompanied by his teenage son, Aaron, who turns out to be his harshest critic. more

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YELLOW FELLA [from the CAAMA Collection]

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 25 min

A portrait of the late Balang Tom E. Lewis who as a young man in 1978 was chosen by director Fred Schepisi to star in THE CHANT OF JIMMY BLACKSMITH. The life of the character he played was hauntingly close to his own – a restless young man of mixed heritage, struggling between two cultures to find his own identity. more

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YOLNGU HOMELAND

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 58 min

Garrthalala in Arnhem Land: the story of the community's connectedness with other beings - ancestors, animals and plants. Totemic beings of significance include the saltwater crocodile, crows, dogs and dingoes, crabs, sea eagles, turtles, and yams. A film by Natasha Fijn. more

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YORKY BILLY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

1980 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 17 min

A portrait of a disappearing way of life in the Northern Territory outback. more

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