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Island Home Country

Aug 2, 2008 · 52m
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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.

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CAST

Jeni Thornley
Narrator
Rinki Bhattacharya
Self
Dur-e Dara
Self
Jim Everett
Self
Phyllis Pitchford
Self
Arundhati Roy
Self
Julie Janson
Self
Julie Gough
Self
Directed by Jeni Thornley

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney
Country
AU

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