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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 individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
52 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
52 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Aug 2, 2008
Season
2008
Average Score
50%
Mean Score
50%
Ratings
1
Popularity
1
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Producers
Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney
Genres
Documentary, History
Country
AU

Tags

australia50%social documentary50%indigenous australians50%tasmanian50%tasmania50%australian history50%women in film50%social & cultural documentary50%super850%

Description

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.

Immersion

Japanese

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Staff

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