Australian National Sorry Day & Reconciliation Week 2022
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26/05/2022
With the new Australian government committing to fully embrace the Uluru Statement from the Heart this week, now is the time to build momentum by raising awareness and participating in Reconciliation Week and National Sorry Day.
The Uluru Statement was endorsed by over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders five years ago and the country’s new Indigenous Affairs Minister, Linda Burney, is confident there will now be a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament in the year ahead. She is the first Aboriginal woman in the role and she is optimistic that Australia is poised to create a First Nations body that can advise parliament on Indigenous policies and legislation to embrace constitutional change.
Each year on 26 May National Sorry Day is commemorated to remember and acknowledge The Stolen Generations and the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities. It is a day to acknowledge the strength of the Stolen Generations Survivors and to reflect on the role we can all play in the healing process on behalf of the people and also the nation.
The theme of Reconciliation Week 2022 is “Be Brave. Make Change.” It is a challenge to us all as individuals, as members of communities and as citizens of a government that can embrace reconciliation and 'Make Change' for the benefit of all.
Beamafilm's Reconciliation Week watchlist features a powerful range of indigenous stories from Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country, a period western inspired by true events in the 1929 outback of the Northern Territory to Steven McGregor's Servant or Slave, a remarkable documentary providing insight into the history and legacy of the domestic servitude forced upon Aboriginal Australians as told through the stories of five women.
Stream an important story from the Beamafilm indigenous collection and find the inspiration to be brave and make a change. Join the momentum and embrace reconciliation.
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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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When Aboriginal stockman Sam kills white station owner Harry March in self-defence, Sam and his wife Lizzie go on the run.
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What does it mean to be Australian and what does it take for any individual to stand up for what they truly believe in? The Australian Dream is a deeply personal, comprehensive exploration of Adam Goodes’ journey.
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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 shocking Australian classic of racism and revenge.
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A part-Aboriginal teenage ex-convict is led back into crime by his reckless cousin.
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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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Gem, a spirited 8-year-old girl, deals with the grief of her mother's death by forging a bond with a wild emu.
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The Australian outback, 1922.... four men relentlessly track a fugitive, an aboriginal man accused of murdering a white woman.
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When their father commits suicide, the two city-bred children must contend with the harsh Australian wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy.
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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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Growing up isn’t easy for a young man torn between the modern world and his ancient culture.
A young Aboriginal man named Djali travels from North East Arnhem Land to the streets of Sydney on his quest to understand what it means to be a man with ancient traditions in a modern world.
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Filmmaker Maya Newell follows a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy and his family as they strive to give him the best education possible.
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Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of Australia's greatest voices.
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Great artist Albert Namatjira was caught between cultures – paraded as a great Australian, whilst treated with contempt. Today his family fight for survival, justice and to regain their grandfather’s copyright.
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Tom "Putuparri" Lawford navigates the deep chasm between his Western upbringing and his determination to keep his traditional culture alive.
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Director Warwick Thornton assembles a collection of poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost tales from across Australia and brings them to life with some of Australia’s most iconic actors as the storytellers.
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Utopia - home to the oldest human presence on earth. But it's no paradise for those who call it home. These are their unedited stories.
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An Aboriginal boy is torn between his love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
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In the Australian classic, a young Indigenous woman is caught between two cultures
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A young Aboriginal woman deals with racism and culture clash.
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A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal men in a ritualized taboo murder and learns disturbing things about himself in this Peter Weir classic starring Richard Chamberlain and David Gulpilil.
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A bushranger and his accomplice terrorise the Australian countryside.
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In colonial Australia, an Aboriginal woman takes a lost white child under her wing.
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Mike, a.k.a. Storm Boy, lives with his recluse father on South Australia's lonely and beautiful coast. Here his spirit roams with his pet pelican, Mr. Percival.
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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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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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On Australia Day 1988, the thoughts and attitudes of ordinary Aussies are revealed.
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There is a new generation of warriors on Palm Island.
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A poetic cine-essay about race and colonialism.
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How the successful stage musical got made.
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