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WESTERN DESERT WOOMERA: Fashioned With Stone Tools [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on October 19, 2016 1 video

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This remarkable film documents the making of a spear-thrower or woomera by two Pintupi men from the Western Desert cultural group who live in the Lake McDonald area in the central west of the Northern Territory. The two men use stone tools, demonstrating techniques which are becoming rare in this…

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WALBIRI FIRE CEREMONY, A - Ngatjakula [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Originally filmed as an archival record of a Warlpiri (Walbiri) ceremony in 1967 by Roger Sandall, the film footage was re-worked 10 years later by anthropologist Nicolas Peterson and filmmaker, Kim McKenzie, to make this short version for public viewing. Involving large numbers of both men and women,…

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WAITING FOR HARRY [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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“Probably the best film I’ve ever seen about Aboriginal ritual and ceremony, because it’s not simply a record of the ritual itself, but it’s actually about the politics that underlie the staging of the ritual”. – David MacDougall. “Highly recommended for viewing…

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The Hurt Business

from The Vladar Company PRO on October 20, 2016 1 video

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For the first time ever, The Hurt Business reveals an uncompromising look into one of the most violent, controversial and fastest growing sports in the world. The film dives deep into the lives of Mixed Martial Arts athletes and witnesses the struggles, the triumphs, and the sacrifice (both mental and…

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Diamond To The Rough

from Hustle Media PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Follow the unlikely journey of former Major League Baseball player Eric Byrnes from the diamond to the rough trails of the 2016 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. Byrnes attempts to become the first former mainstream professional athlete to complete the grueling 100 mile course which navigates 19,000…

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Testimony

from Concord Media PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Recollections of life in the old asylums Few people remember what it was like for those who passed through the asylum doors as patients. In this programme people who spent significant periods of time in the old asylums talk about their lives from admission to discharge, including institutional life,…

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Prime Suspects

from Concord Media PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Parents who kill their children often escape justice. An average of three children die each week at their hands of their parents, but in many cases the police cannot prosecute. The NSPCC are concerned about this situation. One case is followed as an example, where the father is responsible for the…

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Rape Culture

from Concord Media PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Rape in our culture - the media, crisis workers and a prisoners' self-help group. Considers rape in our culture and examines popular films and advertising, and records the insights of rape crisis workers and prisoners working against rape. It establishes the connections between violence and 'normal'…

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Namibia - Tell the World

from Concord Media PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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Namibia under South African rule “Tell the world” they called out to the film crew as they left the black township of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city. The crew had just filmed a police attack on a demonstration. It was the climax of several weeks secret filming in Africa’s…

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TRANSFER OF POWER, A [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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This observational documentary follows an episode in the routine life on Collum Collum cattle-station in northern New South Wales. But, as the filmmaker notes, it’s a story that could have occurred anywhere. The film follows the attempts by Sunny Bancroft and other men in the Collum Collum Aboriginal…

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TOO MANY CAPTAIN COOKS

from Ronin Films PRO on October 18, 2016 1 video

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NEW UPGRADED FILE (2023) For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historical significance. Non-Aboriginal histories of Australia generally regard Captain Cook as the person who discovered Australia, although historical records show that he was…

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