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Sarah Thornhill / by Grenville, Kate,1950-;
Subjects: Australian fiction.; Family secrets;
© 2012., Harper Publishers,
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Benevolence : a novel / by Janson, Julie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Benevolence" is told from the perspective of Darug woman, Muraging (Mary James), born around 1813. Mary's was one of the earliest Darug generations to experience the impact of British colonisation. At an early age Muraging is given over to the Parramatta Native School by her Darug father. From here she embarks on a journey of discovery and a search for a safe place to make her home. Set around the Hawkesbury River area, the home of the Darug people, Parramatta and Sydney between 1816 and 1835, the author interweaves historical events and characters, shatters stereotypes, and puts a human face to this Aboriginal perspective.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dharug (Australian people); Women, Aboriginal Australian;
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Tupaia’s Endeavour. by Rolls, Lala,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2020.A first contact story, told from a Pacific point of view. When James Cook, captain of the British ship Endeavour, took his first steps on the un-colonised shores of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 1769, he set in train a violent collision with the existing Māori occupants. The first meeting between Māori and Europeans would have ended disastrously for Cook and his crew, if not for Tupaia, a Polynesian who had joined the Endeavour expedition in Tahiti. Who was Tupaia - this high-priest, star-navigator, and extraordinary artist? He is left out of European history books, yet today his imprint lives on in modern Aotearoa/New Zealand. New Zealand-born artist Michel Tuffery (who is of Samoan/Rarotongan/Tahitian heritage) and Māori actor Kirk Torrance, with scholars and Māori tangata whenua (people of the land) alongside them, retrace the footsteps of Tupaia in true Polynesian style. Under the gaze of their ancestors, with song, haka and humour, they make startling new discoveries that rewrite history, cementing Tupaia’s role as a central figure in Pacific history.TUPAIA'S ENDEAVOUR was shot in Tahiti, Aotearoa New Zealand and the UK over eight years with each shoot unveiling new revelations and with Michel, Kirk and the whole film crew embodying the story physically, spiritually and emotionally. Backed with the Endeavour journals and the historical rigour of renowned anthropologist, historian and writer, Dame Anne Salmond, and in collaboration with Prof. Paul Tapsell (of the iwi Ngāti Whakaue and Ngāti Raukawa), it is a project that gathered research from the ground up, allowing Indigenous knowledge to lead in the creation of a compelling work, both as a film and as an educational resource.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Documentary films.; History.; Aboriginal Australians.;
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Close to the Bone. by Thomas, Jared,film director.; McKinnon, Malcolm,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2022.In September 1852, in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, the mutilated body of 16-year-old shepherd, James Brown, was found. The next day, a reprisal party of 17 men killed a disputed number of First Nations people. 170 years later, descendants of James Brown’s family return to the Flinders Ranges and reach out to people from some of the Aboriginal groups and share memories of the traumatic early period of European invasion. What happens when stories of violence and conquest on Australia’s colonial frontier are more than just an historical abstraction, with powerful and personal meanings for families and individuals on both sides of the inter-cultural frontier? Can the scars of past atrocities be reconciled and healed through the act of truth-telling? CLOSE TO THE BONE is a practical exercise in ‘truth and reconciliation,’ engaging with culturally and politically challenging material, in an effort to forge shared understandings. The film reveals diverse understandings of historic events, while seeking to resolve a shared path forward. In doing so, the film is informed by Charlie Perkins’ words: ‘We know we cannot live in the past, but the past lives in us.’Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Aboriginal Australians.; Australia.;
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Close to the Bone. by Thomas, Jared,film director.; McKinnon, Malcolm,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2022.In September 1852, in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, the mutilated body of 16-year-old shepherd, James Brown, was found. The next day, a reprisal party of 17 men killed a disputed number of First Nations people. 170 years later, descendants of James Brown’s family return to the Flinders Ranges and reach out to people from some of the Aboriginal groups and share memories of the traumatic early period of European invasion. What happens when stories of violence and conquest on Australia’s colonial frontier are more than just an historical abstraction, with powerful and personal meanings for families and individuals on both sides of the inter-cultural frontier? Can the scars of past atrocities be reconciled and healed through the act of truth-telling? CLOSE TO THE BONE is a practical exercise in ‘truth and reconciliation,’ engaging with culturally and politically challenging material, in an effort to forge shared understandings. The film reveals diverse understandings of historic events, while seeking to resolve a shared path forward. In doing so, the film is informed by Charlie Perkins’ words: ‘We know we cannot live in the past, but the past lives in us.’Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Current affairs.; History.; Violence.; Aboriginal Australians.; Australia.;
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The Dark Emu Story. by Clarke, Allan,film director.; Pascoe, Bruce,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bruce PascoeOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022.A thought provoking, revelatory and inspiring documentary telling the story of Bruce Pascoe’s "Dark Emu" – the publishing phenomenon that challenged Australia to rethink its history and ignited a raging debate.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Australians.; Foreign study.; History, Modern.; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; History.; Aboriginal Australians.; Agriculture.;
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Goldstone [videorecording] / by Gulpilil,actor.; Pedersen, Aaron,1970-actor.; Pei-Pei, Cheng,actor.; Russell, Alex,1987-actor.; Weaver, Jacki,1947-actor.; Sen, Ivan,screenwriter,director of photography,editor of moving image work,composer (expression),film director.; Lightyear Entertainment (Firm),film distirbutor.;
Director of photography, editor and composer, Ivan Sen.Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Wenham, David Gulpilil, Cheng Pei-Pei.Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation opens a web of crime, corruption, trampling of indigenous people's land rights, and human trafficking. Jay must pull his life together and bury his differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Crime films.; Feature films.; Missing persons; Criminals; Detectives; Aboriginal Australians;
For private home use only.
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Australia After Dark. by D., John,film director.; Gordon, Hayes,actor.; Umbrella Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Hayes GordonOriginally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 1975.A 1970s 'Ozploitation' documentary looking at a random collection of stories from the "dark side" of Australian culture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Experimental films.; Arts.; Australians.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.;
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Folau. by Minchin, Nel,film director.; Folau, Israel,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Israel FolauOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2023.One of Australia’s most gifted athletes, Israel Folau, found himself at the heart of culture wars, and jeopardized fame and fortune in the pursuit of his faith.The two-part documentary FOLAU unpacks the fallout and the polarizing debate around the balance of freedom of speech and religion, and the protection from discrimination for the LGBTQI+ community.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Australians.; Foreign study.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.;
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Nature all around us / by Engwicht, Kimberly.;
Discover the landscapes of Australia through the vibrant artwork of Aboriginal artist Kimberly Engwicht.2-6 years old.
Subjects: Board books.; Toy and movable books.; Art, Aboriginal Australian; Nature; Landscapes;
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