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RINGTONE

RINGTONE

2016 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 30 min

In the Yolngu community of Gapuwiyak in the Northern Territory, individual ringtones on mobiles reveal rich insights into lives and relationships. Ringtone features individuals talking directly to camera, revealing the stories behind their own ringtones as well as the pleasures and perils of their new connectivity. more

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RIVER OF NO RETURN

RIVER OF NO RETURN

2008 (PG) 52 min

The story of Frances Daingangan, one of the stars of TEN CANOES, and her journey from traditional tribal life to the international red carpet. A film written and directed by Darlene Johnson, one of Australia's leading Indigenous documentary filmmakers, acclaimed for GULPILIL – ONE RED BLOOD and STOLEN GENERATIONS. more

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ROCKING THE FOUNDATIONS

ROCKING THE FOUNDATIONS

1985 (PG) 92 min

DIGITALLY RESTORED! A riveting documentary about the New South Wales Builders Labourers Federation (BLF). Filmmaker Pat Fiske, herself one of the first women members of the BLF, develops a portrait of this once-powerful union through interviews with former union members and officials, archival film, and television news... more

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SACRED VANDALS

SACRED VANDALS

1983 (G) 55 min

Available only in the collection of four films made by Solrun Hoaas on Hatoma Island: THE HATOMA FILMS. more

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SALTWATER STORY, THE

SALTWATER STORY, THE

2017 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min

Guided by Indigenous canoemaker Kyle Slabb from the Bundjalung people, a group of young men (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) build traditional canoes and embark on a 3-day sea voyage re-tracing an ancient trade route from the heart of the Queensland Gold Coast to North Stradbroke Island. more

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SAVE OUR SONS (S.O.S.)

SAVE OUR SONS (S.O.S.)

1996 (PG) 54 min

A film about the Save Our Sons Movement of Victoria - a group of women formed in the sixties to protest against the Vietnam War. Energetic and informative, an extraordinary episode in the anti-conscription and anti-Vietnam War struggles of the 1960s. more

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SECRET AND SACRED

SECRET AND SACRED

2008 (G) 53 min

A documentary detailing the anthropological and historical story of the Badtjala people of the Hervey Bay and Fraser (K'Gari) Island region. more

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SECRET SAFARI, THE

SECRET SAFARI, THE

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

A documentary about an overland safari truck which, between 1986 and 1993, ran 40 successful trips smuggling arms into the townships of South Africa without the passengers knowledge. An account of one of the ANC's most audacious military operations in the armed fight against apartheid told by those who were the main protagonists. more

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SELLING SICKNESS

SELLING SICKNESS

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

SELLING SICKNESS explores the unhealthy relationships between society, medical science and the pharmaceutical industry as they promote their new miracle cures - selling not just drugs but also the latest diseases that go with them. more

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SENSE OF PLACE, A

SENSE OF PLACE, A

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

An intimate portrait of four Vietnamese Australians who, for the past 30 years, have searched to build their identity and home in Australia. more

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SERIOUS UNDERTAKINGS

SERIOUS UNDERTAKINGS

1983 (G) 28 min

A fascinating film about Australian culture, politics, film and pleasure, and the context in which images of femininity and masculinity are produced. more

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SHARK TRACKER

SHARK TRACKER

2003 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 47 min

A spectacular voyage of discovery with a team of marine biologists, catching and tagging Tiger Sharks in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland. The team is led by scientist and underwater photographer, Richard Fitzpatrick. more

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SHIFT IN PERCEPTION, A

SHIFT IN PERCEPTION, A

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 16 min

Journey through the senses and memories of three vision-impaired Australian women. more

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SHORT STORIES

SHORT STORIES

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 104 min

Filmed over two years, SHORT STORIES is a 4x26 minute documentary series [on 1 DVD] about a group of short statured people who are part of a small community in Sydney's working class western suburbs. more

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SILENCES, THE

SILENCES, THE

2015 (M) 73 min

A film about family secrets and the ties of love, loss and kinship between a mother and daughter. more

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SIX DAYS IN AUGUST

SIX DAYS IN AUGUST

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

This documentary juxtaposes an international AIDS Conference with the realities of "life on the ground" in South Africa. In the city of Durban, 1 in 3 people are infected with AIDS, the government's solution is to urge its people to eat beetroot and garlic, and most people just wish the problem would go away on its own. more

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SKIN OF OTHERS, THE

SKIN OF OTHERS, THE

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 91 min

A story of modern Australia told through the extraordinary life of Aboriginal WW1 soldier Douglas Grant (c.1885-1951), an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier and a bagpipe player with a fine Scottish accent. Featuring the acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom E. Lewis in his final performance (as Douglas Grant) and guest... more

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SMALL POPPIES, THE

SMALL POPPIES, THE

2002 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 60 min

A film about the staging of the play "Small Poppies" in which adult actors play 5 year olds on their first day of school. Featuring David Field, Julie Forsyth, Deborah Mailman, Rebecca Massey, Arky Michael, Geoffrey Rush more

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SMARTER COUNTRY, A - creating the future

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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SMUT HOUNDS - Censorship in the Sixties

SMUT HOUNDS - Censorship in the Sixties

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: M) 9 min

Seventy-seven seconds of celluloid that scandalised a government and transformed Australian cinema. more

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SOME ALIEN CREATURES

SOME ALIEN CREATURES

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 74 min

A film about the famous experimental, co-educational boarding school in South India, the Rishi Valley School, founded by the influential Indian thinker Krishnamurti. more

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SOMETHING CLOSE TO HELL

SOMETHING CLOSE TO HELL

1989 (M) 55 min

The pain of severe burn is said to be greater than that of any other injury. SOMETHING CLOSE TO HELL explores the stuggle of burns survivors during their physical and emotional recovery. more

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SONS OF NAMATJIRA [from the AIATSIS Collection]

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]

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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STOLEN GENERATIONS

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

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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STRONG MEN OF NGUIU

STRONG MEN OF NGUIU

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 24 min

Nguiu (known as Wurrumiyanga today) is a community on Bathurst Island, Northern Territory. There the "strong men" have been striving to restore cultural traditions among the youth on the island. Leading by example, they are steering the next generation away from substance abuse and crime to become leaders of tomorrow. more

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SUBURB 4 SALE

SUBURB 4 SALE

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

An observational documentary, filmed over two years, that follows what happens when a public housing estate goes under the hammer. It documents the lives of families desperate to buy in, and those desperate to get out, and the charismatic real estate agent whose job it is to turn a public housing estate into a viable property... more

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SUNNY AND THE DARK HORSE [from the AIATSIS Collection]

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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SYDNEY AT WAR

SYDNEY AT WAR

2005 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

At midnight on Sun May 31, 1942, three Japanese midget submarines broke through Sydney Harbour's defences and launched a surprise attack on an ill-prepared city. During that night of confusion and violence, 21 Australian and 6 Japanese service personnel lost their lives. Sydney At War recounts the events of that fateful... more

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TAGGED

TAGGED

2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 59 min

TAGGED is the story of four young people growing up in Sydney's notorious south-western suburbs. Reacting against the negative portrayal of young people from their area in the mainstream press, they talk about the things they love in their community, especially its diversity, its familiarity and its youthful energy. more

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TALES FROM THE DALY - Nauiyu Nambiyu [from the CAAMA Collection]

TALES FROM THE DALY - Nauiyu Nambiyu [from the CAAMA Collection]

2010 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 20 min

A journey into the stories and spectacular landscapes of the Daly River region in the north-west of the Northern Territory. more

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TALKING BROKEN

TALKING BROKEN

1991 (G) 76 min

'Broken' is the creole spoken by the Torres Strait Islanders in far north Australia. Although they appear to keep up with 'the system', the hidden language of the authorities will always remain a mystery. With humour and intelligence, various Islanders talk openly about subjects as wide-ranging as independence, culture,... more

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TEMPLE OF DREAMS

TEMPLE OF DREAMS

2007 (G) 90 min

Fadi Rahman runs the self-funded ICRA Youth Centre, operating out of a converted Masonic Temple in the heart of Sydney's Muslim community. When the Cronulla riots take place in December 2005, Fadi realises the need to accelerate and increase the programmes for Muslim youth. In the meantime, the local council has ruled... more

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TEMPUS DE BARISTAS

TEMPUS DE BARISTAS

1993 (G) 100 min

TEMPUS DE BARISTAS explores the character and prospects of three mountain shepherds of eastern Sardinia. more

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TERRA NULLIUS

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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THOSE WHO SAID NO

THOSE WHO SAID NO

2014 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 89 min

Crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian regime in the 1980s are revealed in the Iran Tribunal, an enquiry held under the auspices of the International Court of Justice in the Hague in 2012-3. A film by Iranian filmmaker, Nima Sarvestani, co-director of NO BURQAS BEHIND BARS. more

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THREE BOYS DREAMING

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

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TOOMELAH

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]

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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TRAVELS ON MY DONKEY

TRAVELS ON MY DONKEY

2024 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 32 min

In this hand-drawn animated film by Lee Whitmore, the filmmaker travels back in time on her donkey to meet her great-great-uncle, John Reed Hill, in Egypt in 1837. She joins him on an expedition to explore the pyramids of Gizeh. For Lee the journey is the adventure of a lifetime. more

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TWO HOMELANDS

TWO HOMELANDS

2024 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min

Fifty years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, TWO HOMELANDS is both a commemoration of war and a celebration of community as six senior Australian Greek Cypriots - aged 70 to 102 - give emotional eyewitness accounts of the cost of war and their migration to Australia. more

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UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (Family Foibles)

UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (Family Foibles)

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 27 min

A family separates and, for the sake of their relationship and own lives, works out a way to keep living and parenting together for the sake of their daughter. Architecture, alternatives, and a lot of planning and negotiating are central to this story. more

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VEILED AMBITION

VEILED AMBITION

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

An inspiring documentary about Frida,"a little Aussie battler in a scarf," and her dream to create a fashion empire. more

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VIRTUOSI

VIRTUOSI

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 76 min

A documentary about the drive to be an artist and the special nature of virtuosity in dance. Through exhilarating dance and stories from the heart, Virtuosi reveals intimate and outstanding portraits of eight New Zealand dance artists. more

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Vis a vis TECHNO TRIBAL

Vis a vis TECHNO TRIBAL

2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min

A fascinating and emotional 4-day encounter. Ningali Lawford from the Kimberley in north-western Australia and James Luna from California meet through a satellite video link and embark on a journey into each other's world. The agenda for what would happen was entirely unknown. more

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WAITING FOR HARRY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

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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WE OF LITTLE VOICE (NIDF series 5)

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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WEATHER DIARIES, THE

WEATHER DIARIES, THE

2020 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 91 min

An intimate chronicle of two simultaneous histories: on the one hand the cataclysmic impacts of climate change and the extinction crisis on the forest ecosystems, and on the other, the development of the filmmaker's daughter from child to adult. more

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WHAT I WROTE - Hannie Rayson

WHAT I WROTE - Hannie Rayson

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 60 min

Hannie Rayson engages with the national conversation and rehearses the big debates of our time. She uses family as a platform to discuss these issues. Hotel Sorrento, Inheritance, Life After George and the provocative Two Brothers make up her most influential works. She talks freely about her influences, her working methods... more

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WHEN THE NATIVES GET RESTLESS

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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WHERE THE WATER STARTS

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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WHITEYS LIKE US

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 IN SPORT

WHO WE ARE IN SPORT

2012 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 49 min

Six Indigenous sports stars talk about their experiences, achievements and challenges on the track, in the ring - and in life. Presented by Aaron Pedersen with Nova Peris, Mark Ella, Kyah Simon, Phil Krakouer, Des Abbott and Anthony Mundine. more

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WHY ME?

WHY ME?

2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 56 min

STORIES FROM THE STOLEN GENERATIONS. WHY ME? explores the human costs of a government policy which removed children from their families and country. more

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WIFE AMONG WIVES, A

WIFE AMONG WIVES, A

1979 (G) 72 min

An investigation of how the Turkana, and especially Turkana women, view marriage. more

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WILD HONEY:  CARING FOR BEES IN A DIVIDED LAND

WILD HONEY: CARING FOR BEES IN A DIVIDED LAND

2019 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 30 min

For more than a century, the island of Timor has been divided by a colonial border. This border has displaced and separated the people of Lookeu, dividing their land, water and history. Timor's migratory wild honey bees challenge this division. more

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WITH MORNING HEARTS

WITH MORNING HEARTS

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 110 min

With Morning Hearts continues David MacDougall's long-term study of an elite boys' boarding school in northern India. more

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WOLF IN AUSTRALIAN ART, THE

WOLF IN AUSTRALIAN ART, THE

2015 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 42 min

Danila Vassilieff was a pivotal figure in the emergence of Modernism in Australian art. He was also a Russian - a bold cossack from South Russia, and a defender of the czar. His fascinating life and profound humanity are the subject of this compelling and wide-ranging documentary. more

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WONDER BOY

WONDER BOY

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 56 min

The follow-up documentary to the highly successful 1992 documentary DRIVING WITH RICHARD, the story of Richard Rook, a boy with special needs (physical and intellectual disabilities), and his parents Deirdre and Charlie. more

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WOODCUTTER'S SON, THE (Family Foibles)

WOODCUTTER'S SON, THE (Family Foibles)

2001 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 27 min

Jailed for 25 years for armed robbery, Allan Martin came out of jail 8 years ago as a published poet. He hopes to renew contact with his mother and sister after a long estrangement. more

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WRAP ME UP IN PAPERBARK

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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