Indigenous Australians Collection
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This compelling selection of Australian films offers a nuanced exploration of Indigenous stories and the nation's complex history. From hard-hitting documentaries such as "Servant or Slave" to drama stories like "Australian Rules," these unique films shed light on the Aboriginal experience and the impact of colonisation. Historical dramas like "Myall Creek: Day of Justice" and "Kings in Grass Castles" delve into pivotal moments in Australia's past, while films like "David Gulpilil: Walkabout to Hollywood", "Tudawali" and "Blackfellas" showcase the journey of Indigenous actors and contemporary urban Aboriginal life. The collection spans different genres and periods, providing a comprehensive view of Australia's cultural landscape and the ongoing process of reconciliation and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
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The Indigenous Australian Collection is available for unlimited library streaming with flexible licensing options. Contact our marketing team for customised pricing or options tailored to your institution’s needs:
Beamafilm Sales and Marketing Team | marketing@beamafilm.com |+612 9362 8731
The film shows how David Gulpilil was always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds.
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The personal and political story of Romaine Moreton, a Goenpul, Yagerabul, Minjungbal, Bundjalung, South Sea Islander poet, performance artist, and philosopher, who uses words to illustrate the plight and beauty of Indigenous survival.
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In late 1830s colonial Australia, an unspeakable crime against First Nations people creates an upheaval between law and order.
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In colonial Australia, an Aboriginal woman takes a lost white child under her wing.
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In Australia, during the era of the Stolen Generations, thousands of Aboriginal girls were taken from their families and pressed into domestic servitude by the Australian Government.
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Recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young aboriginal Max Stuart.
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On Australia Day 1988, the thoughts and attitudes of ordinary Aussies are revealed.
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This short documentary tackles the critical issue of Koori and Police relations in Victoria. It also traces the history of Aboriginal Australia before the arrival of the white colonists.
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How the successful stage musical got made.
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A part-Aboriginal teenage ex-convict is led back into crime by his reckless cousin.
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In the Australian classic, a young Indigenous woman is caught between two cultures
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Ernie Dingo delivers an outstanding portrayal of Robert Tudawali, the first Aboriginal film star, whose lead role in Jedda is iconic in Australian cinema.
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A bushranger and his accomplice terrorise the Australian countryside.
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There is a new generation of warriors on Palm Island.
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Australian Rules is the story of 16-year-old Gary Black - average football player, budding wordsmith and reluctant hero. All he cares about is his football team - but racial tensions in his small town are about to boil over.
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The life of an Irish immigrant family in Australia in the second half of the 19th century.
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Enigmatic bushranger Captain Starlight and his gang decide to change their lives and go straight after one last job. But their luck may be running out.
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Twelve American and British tourists go on a ten day guided tour of Australia at the height of the Bicentennial celebrations. What they discover about Aboriginal Australians shocks them and perplexes them.
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A poetic cine-essay about race and colonialism.
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Eccentric British developer Lord McAlpine has a dream - an urge to create a whole new civilisation in Australia's North based around the town of Broome in the remote north of Western Australia.
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