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Archie Roach is a victim of theft. Stolen from his family by welfare authorities at the age of three, he was sent through a system of institutions and foster homes where all knowledge of his true family was obliterated in the name of assimilation. This program profiles the pain and triumph of this noted multi-award winning Aboriginal singer/songwriter and his tortured search for expression of his identity and culture. His music provides testimony to the problems, the pain, the heartache and the troubles of his people. Part of Blackout series.
A profile of the life of diver Douglas Pitt. For over 50 years Douglas has been a trepang and shell diver. But now suffering from ill health, Douglas is being kept from the love of his life. In this documentary, we take a look at Douglas' life as he faces retirement and recalls some memorable and terrifying moments in his career. Part of ICAM series.
Kate is stuck in a violent relationship with a gambler. To get out of debt and away from Johnny she comes up with a plan... to rob a bank!
KOORI INMATES focuses on four Aboriginal inmates incarcerated in various detention centres around NSW. Each person tells their own story of heartache, isolation and introspection, which for most has lead to a profound spiritual awakening.
This one-hour documentary focuses on actor/musician Leah Purcell's latest play, 'Box the Pony' and also highlights her upbringing and the area her family stems from.
This documentary portrays the life and works of Lin Onus, one of Australia's most important contemporary artists, who suddenly died of a heart attack on 26 October 1996. He was 47. LIN ONUS - BRIDGE BETWEEN CULTURES is based on an extensive interview with the artist, filmed the year before he died. Lin had a Scottish mother and an Aboriginal father who ran the first Aboriginal owned souvenir shop in Victoria in the 1950s, but he took this further with his own fine art practice through his paintings and sculptures. It was from his father that Lin learned that Aboriginal people were not second class citizens. Throughout the program, Lin talks about his struggle with his identity and how he overcame that struggle as he worked with his art. His works raise many serious issues, but they are also full of his sense of humour. 'He was one of the key people in bringing about a change in perception of what had been disparagingly referred to as urban Aboriginal art', says Lin's close friend and Aboriginal activist, Gary Foley.
A satirical look at the everyday situations that an urban Indigenous family face.
Ugar is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the Torres Strait. The documentary looks at the circumstances of the Kennell family who had left their island during the mid-1950s after a collapse in the local Trochus Shell industry. Now that Native Title is being established in the Torres Strait, they have rallied their family, spanning four generations, to reclaim their land on the island and fulfilling the wishes of their elders to return to their island home before they die. Part of ICAM series.
This documentary is a highlights package of the Oyster Cove Festival 1996.
An international co-production coordinated by the ABC. These programs look at the reaffirmation of native culture amongst Indigenous people, land rights issues, survival and regrowth of Indigenous culture, and overcoming the damage done to personal and group identity by colonisation.
Lou Bennett, Sally Dastey and Amy Saunders are TIDDAS, the all girl band who, after a decade of successful performing, are finally splitting up. Part of ICAM series.
Each year, 23 August 1937 is celebrated by the people of the Torres Strait. A massive maritime strike by the Torres Strait Islander workers in 1936 was successfully coordinated to bring an ending to the virtual slavery policies of the Queensland Government and its appointed Native Protector. The day is seen by the Islanders as the 'Day Torres Strait became a Nation'. This documentary takes a look at the lead-up and history behind the day's event. Part of ICAM series.
Torres Strait Islanders have been pushing for greater autonomy since the 1940s. The Howard Government commissioned a House of Representatives Standing Committees to look into the matter. Their report, presented in August 1997, contained 25 recommendations and stated that 'autonomy for Torres Strait Islanders must grow from consultation with Torres Strait Islanders'. This documentary encompasses a range of views from Island leaders on whether autonomy is a good idea and what form it might take. Interviewees include George Mye, Senior Advisor of TSI Affairs, and a number of community and council leaders from Thursday, Murray, Darnley and Saibai Islands, TSI leaders living on the mainland as well as John Herron, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, the Hon. Lou Lieberman, Chairman of the Standing Committee and Steve Bredhauer, Member for Cook. It is one of very few locally made portraits of the Islands.
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