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    Island Home Country

    52'

    2008-08-02

    5

    Documentary,History

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingJeni ThornleyWritingJeni Thornley

    Cast

    1

    Narrator

    Jeni Thornley

    1

    Self

    Rinki Bhattacharya

    1

    Self

    Dur-e Dara

    1

    Self

    Jim Everett

    1

    Self

    Phyllis Pitchford

    1

    Self

    Arundhati Roy

    1

    Self

    Julie Janson

    1

    Self

    Julie Gough

    1

    Self

    Clive Atkinson

    1

    Self

    Jan Thornley

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Australia
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Anandi Films
      2. University of Technology Sydney
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.247
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Island Home Country

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