Island Home Country poster

Island Home Country

Description: 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.

Genres: Documentary, History

Homepage: https://jenithornley.com/island-home-country/

Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 52 minutes

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Jeni Thornley

Played Narrator

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Rinki Bhattacharya

Played Self

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Dur-e Dara

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Jim Everett

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Phyllis Pitchford

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Arundhati Roy

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Julie Janson

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Julie Gough

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Clive Atkinson

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Jan Thornley

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