Indigenous Australians Movies
- 2017
We Don't Need a Map
We Don't Need a Map6.72017HD
Filmmaker Warwick Thornton investigates our relationship to the Southern Cross, in this fun and thought provoking ride through Australia's cultural...
- 2005
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...
- 2016
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...
- 2015
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...
- 2008
Island Home Country
Island Home Country52008HD
A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various...
- 2023
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.
- 2023
Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback
Ray Martin: Mysteries Of The Outback02023HD
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.
- 2021
Incarceration Nation
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An examination of the connection between relentless government intervention since colonisation to the trauma and disadvantage experiences by...
- 2023
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...
- 2017
In My Own Words
In My Own Words02017HD
The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and...
- 2023
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...
- 2019
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.
- 1997
Cracks in the Mask
Cracks in the Mask01997HD
A century ago the Torres Strait Island were the subjects of the famous Cambridge Anthropological Expedition - the resulting depletion of their...
- 2022
The Boat with No Name
The Boat with No Name92022HD
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...
- 1989
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...
- 1993
Black Man's Houses
Black Man's Houses01993HD
In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island, bringing...
- 1992
Cop It Sweet
Cop It Sweet01992HD
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...
- 2020
Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky
Looky Looky Here Comes Cooky5.32020HD
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...
- 1973
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...
- 1970
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...