Indigenous Australians Movies

  • 2017
    We Don't Need a Map

    We Don't Need a Map

    We Don't Need a Map

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    Filmmaker Warwick Thornton investigates our relationship to the Southern Cross, in this fun and thought provoking ride through Australia's cultural...

    We Don't Need a Map
  • 2005
    Endangered

    Endangered

    Endangered

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    Are eligible Indigenous bachelors an endangered demographic in the 21st century? That’s the question cheekily posed by Tracey Rigney’s...

    Endangered
  • 2016
    Ella

    Ella

    Ella

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    Ella Havelka made history in 2013 by becoming the first Indigenous dancer at the 50-year-old Australian Ballet. In this engaging, MIFF Premiere...

    Ella
  • 2015
    Black Chook

    Black Chook

    Black Chook

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    They were Australia’s bad days. Men killed other men and laughed. All that was left for the children of the dead was to remember. If they had...

    Black Chook
  • 2008
    Island Home Country

    Island Home Country

    Island Home Country

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    A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various...

    Island Home Country
  • 2023
    Climbing the Summit

    Climbing the Summit

    Climbing the Summit

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    A short documentary that follows an Australian band through their journey from jamming at a backyard party to a national tour across the country.

    Climbing the Summit
  • 2023
    Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback

    Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback

    Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback

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    Ray Martin goes on a grand quest to locate a mysterious outback rock formation he spotted and photographed from an airliner 37,000 feet in the air.

    Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback
  • 2021
    Incarceration Nation

    Incarceration Nation

    Incarceration Nation

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    An examination of the connection between relentless government intervention since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage experiences by...

    Incarceration Nation
  • 2023
    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

    WINHANGANHA

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    WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

    WINHANGANHA
  • 2017
    In My Own Words

    In My Own Words

    In My Own Words

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    The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and...

    In My Own Words
  • 2023
    Audrey Napanangka

    Audrey Napanangka

    Audrey Napanangka

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    The story of a Warlpiri woman, Audrey, and her Sicilian partner Santo as they navigate through colonial systems to keep the children they care for...

    Audrey Napanangka
  • 2019
    Closed Doors

    Closed Doors

    Closed Doors

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    In search of his missing daughter, a young father must deal with his destructive actions and fears or lose everything he has.

    Closed Doors
  • 1997
    Cracks in the Mask

    Cracks in the Mask

    Cracks in the Mask

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    A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their...

    Cracks in the Mask
  • 2022
    The Boat with No Name

    The Boat with No Name

    The Boat with No Name

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    Set amidst the raw beauty of North East Arnhem Land , a small community has lost its school teacher due to government cutbacks. With the chance...

    The Boat with No Name
  • 1989
    88.9 Radio Redfern

    88.9 Radio Redfern

    88.9 Radio Redfern

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    An observational documentary which looks at Sydney’s first community Aboriginal radio station, 88.9 Radio Redfern. Set against a backdrop of...

    88.9 Radio Redfern
  • 1993
    Black Man's Houses

    Black Man's Houses

    Black Man's Houses

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    In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island, bringing...

    Black Man's Houses
  • 1992
    Cop It Sweet

    Cop It Sweet

    Cop It Sweet

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    In the winter of 1991 an ABC film crew spent six weeks following Sydney's Redfern police. The inner city patrol of Redfern is predominantly working...

    Cop It Sweet
  • 2020
    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky

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    A new songline for 21st century Australia - a fresh look at the Cook legend from a First Nations' perspective - the songline tells of connection to...

    Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
  • 1973
    Basically Black

    Basically Black

    Basically Black

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    Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative...

    Basically Black
  • 1970
    Black Fire

    Black Fire

    Black Fire

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    Long thought to be the first film ever made by an Indigenous filmmaker, Black Fire examines the situation of First Nations people in the early 1970s...

    Black Fire