Island Home Country
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.
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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1BR
Knife in the Water
Compartment No. 6
Mouchette
Oslo, August 31st
Moonlight
Hour of the Wolf
The Gauntlet
Eyes Without a Face
Jeni Thornley
Played Narrator
Rinki Bhattacharya
Played Self
Dur-e Dara
Played Self
Jim Everett
Played Self
Phyllis Pitchford
Played Self
Arundhati Roy
Played Self
Julie Janson
Played Self
Julie Gough
Played Self
Clive Atkinson
Played Self
Jan Thornley
Played Self
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