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.
Title | Island Home Country |
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Year | 2008 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Country | Australia |
Studio | Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney |
Cast | Jeni Thornley, Rinki Bhattacharya, Dur-e Dara, Jim Everett, Phyllis Pitchford, Arundhati Roy |
Crew | Jeni Thornley (Director), Jeni Thornley (Writer), Sharon Jakovsky (Sound Designer), Megan McMurchy (Consulting Producer), Stephen Ginsborg (Assistant Director), Andrew Corsi (Assistant Editor) |
Keyword | australia, social documentary, indigenous australians, tasmanian, tasmania, australian history, women in film, social & cultural documentary, super8 |
Release | Aug 02, 2008 |
Runtime | 52 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |