Island Home Country (2008)
Island Home Country (2008)
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 Jeni Thornley As: Narrator
Rinki Bhattacharya Rinki Bhattacharya As: Self
Dur-e Dara Dur-e Dara As: Self
Jim Everett Jim Everett As: Self
Phyllis Pitchford Phyllis Pitchford As: Self
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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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Certification: E

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 02 August 2008

Country: AU

Runtime: 52m

Company Credits

Company: Anandi Films, University of Technology Sydney

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Cast

Directed By

Jeni Thornley

Jeni Thornley

Director

Stephen Ginsborg

Stephen Ginsborg

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Megan McMurchy

Megan McMurchy

Consulting Producer

Edited By

Andrew Corsi

Andrew Corsi

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Sharon Jakovsky

Sharon Jakovsky

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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