LIBRARY HOT TOPICS ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN DVDs Anzacs: remembering our heroes. Naa muru gurung: to see a path 11 x 15 min. SBS, 2015. 355 DVD for children. 75 min. Sydney: NSW A series of 11 15-minute documentaries Teachers Federation and Matilda produced by NITV which acknowledges the Films, 2018. 305.89 DVD contributions of Indigenous people to Australia’s military efforts from the time of The inspiring story of Aboriginal teachers and the Boer War to the present day. their union. Produced in the NSW Teacher’s Classification: PG (Mild themes) Federation Centenary year, 2018. Classification: Exempt. For educational use only. The apology to the stolen generations of Australia. 30 min. Redfern now: the complete series Parkes, ACT: Reconciliation directed by Catriona McKenzie … et Australia, 2008. Narrated by Jack al. 761 min. Australian Broadcasting Thompson. 305.89 DVD Corporation, 2015. 305.89 DVD “The apology to the Stolen Generations by “Celebrated by audiences and critics alike, the Australian Parliament on 13 February over two series and one telemovie, the 2008 was a powerful and memorable multiple award-winning Redfern now moment in the nation’s history … Saying sorry cleared the air, explores powerful stories of contemporary inner-city inspiring Australians to believe we really can build the kind of Indigenous life.” – Back cover. respectful relationships needed for positive, long term Classification: MA (Strong sexual violence and themes) outcomes. The apology begins two days before the historic event as people began to gather in Canberra. It includes The secret river (Television mini- interviews, stories and many special moments including the series 2015). 190 min. Australia: first Welcome to Country in the Federal Parliament. The film Australian Broadcasting Corporation, captures the anticipation on a thousand faces as Prime Roadshow Entertainment Australia, Minister Kevin Rudd delivers the apology, and then the spontaneous outpouring of emotion all around the country. 2015. 305.89 DVD Jack Thompson’s narration, Shelley Reys’ thoughtful Based on the novel The secret river by Kate commentary and the music of Powderfinger, Silverchair, John Grenville. Butler, Missy Higgins and the Stiff Gins all help make this film a truly uplifting experience.” – Container. “In 1806 William Thornhill, a man of quick temper and deep Classification: Exempt. For educational use only. feelings, is transported from the slums of London to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and their Etched in bone. 73 min. Canberra: children he arrives in a harsh land he cannot understand. But Red Lily Productions: Ronin Films the colony can turn a convict into a free man. Eight years later (distributor), 2018. 305.89 DVD Thornhill sails up the Hawkesbury to claim a hundred acres for himself. Aboriginal people already live on that river. And other “[T]his carefully crafted documentary recent arrivals Thomas Blackwood, Smasher Sullivan and Mrs explores the impact of one notorious bone Herring are finding their own ways to respond to them. theft by a member of the 1948 American- Thornhill, a man neither better nor worse than most, soon has Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem to make the most difficult choice of his life.” – Publisher. Land. Hundreds of bones were stolen and Classification: M (Mature themes, violence, sex scene and deposited in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. coarse language) When the location of the bones became known to Arnhem Landers in the late 1990s, elders called for their return. This Top end wedding directed by Wayne resulted in a tense standoff with the Department of Blair. 98 min. Universal, 2019. Anthropology at the Smithsonian – and eventually in the 305.89 DVD repatriation of the bones.” – Back cover. Classification: Exempt. For educational use only. “Top end wedding is a celebration of love, family and belonging, set against the Gurrumul. 96 min. Australia: spectacular natural beauty of the Northern Distributed by Madman Territory. This heartwarming romantic Entertainment, 2017. 305.89 DVD comedy tells the story of successful Sydney lawyer Lauren (Miranda Tapsell: The Sapphires) and her fiancé Ned (Gwilym “Indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Lee: Bohemian rhapsody). Engaged and in love, they have just Yunupingu was one of the most important ten days to pull off their dream Top End Wedding. First though, and acclaimed voices to ever come out of they need to track down Lauren’s mother, who has gone Australia. Blind from birth, he found purpose AWOL somewhere in the Northern Territory.” – Back cover. and meaning through songs and music inspired by his Classification: M (Coarse language) community and country on Elcho Island in far North East Arnhem Land.” – Distributor. Classification: PG (Infrequent mild coarse language) Hot topics Aboriginal Australian DVDs Other titles Liyarn ngarn [M] 88 [G] Lousy little sixpence [G] art + soul: a personal journey into the world of Mabo [PG] Aboriginal art [PG] Mabo: life of an island man [G] Babakiueria [Barbeque area] [PG] May O’Brien: educator & writer [Australian Bastardy [MA] biography] [Exempt (for educational use only)] Black chicks talking [M] Not forgotten [G] 355 DVD Black and white [M] Old country new country: the journey of a raft Blackfellas [MA] Our community [Exempt (for educational use only); Blacktracker [Exempt] Ronin recommends G] Boxing for Palm Island [PG] Our generation [Unclassified, but producers advise that if it were classified it would be PG] Bran nue dae [PG] Our rights: a foundation for the future Broken English [Exempt (for educational use only)] Painting country [Exempt (for educational use Contact [PG] only); Ronin recommends G] The convincing ground [Exempt] Pemulwuy Croker Island exodus [G] Rabbit-proof fence [PG] Deadly yarns [Exempt (for educational use only); Ripples from Wave Hill Ronin recommends G] Salute [PG] 325 DVD Deadly yarns 2 [Exempt (for educational use only); Ronin recommends G] Samson and Delilah [MA] Deadly yarns 3 [Exempt (for educational use only); The Sapphires [PG] Ronin recommends G] Satellite boy [PG] Deadly yarns 4 [Exempt (for educational use only); Sistergirls: stories from Indigenous Australian Ronin recommends G] transgender people – LGBTIQ collection. Dhakiyarr vs the King [Exempt (for educational use Special treatment [Exempt (for educational use only)] only); Ronin recommends G] The dreaming [Exempt (for educational use only)] Steps in time: Mornington Island dance culture The dreaming [foreign language versions] Stolen generations First Australians: the untold story of Australia The tall man [M] [Exempt (for educational use only)] Toomelah [MA] First contact [M] The tracker [M] First footprints [PG] Urban clan [Exempt (for educational use only); The forgotten [Exempt] 355 DVD Ronin recommends G] The Foundation 1963-1977 [Exempt (for Vote yes for Aborigines educational use only); Ronin recommends G] Ways of thinking [G] Freedom ride [Exempt] We are all Australian: multiculturalism, Freedom rides – 40 years on [Exempt, but contains stereotyping and racism 325 DVD some strong language and adult themes] The fringe dwellers [PG] Why me? 5 stories of removal from family and From little things, big things grow [Exempt] country [Exempt (for educational use only); Ronin recommends G] Harry’s war [M] 355 DVD How the west was lost: the story of the 1946 Women of the sun [PG] 305.4 DVD Aboriginal pastoral workers’ strike [G] Women of the sun 25 years later [PG] 305.4 DVD Island home country [G] It’s a long road back [Exempt; Ronin recommends Classifications G] G. General: Suitable for everyone. PG. Parental Guidance: Not recommended for children Jardiwarnpa: a Warlpiri fire ceremony [Exempt under 15; may contain material which some children find (for educational use only)] confusing or upsetting Kanyini [PG] M. Mature: May include classifiable elements such as violence and nudity of moderate impact that are not Language of belonging: Wadu matyidi recommended for children under 15 years. [Unclassified, but for primary-aged children] MA. Mature Audiences: Restricted – unsuitable for persons under 15; may contain strong content. RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LOAN FROM THE LIBRARY POSTAL SERVICE AVAILABLE Updated April 2021 .