Island Home Country (2008)

  • E
  • 08/02/2008 (AU)
  • Documentary, History
  • 52m

Overview

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.

Jeni Thornley

Director, Writer

Cast

Jeni Thornley's headshot

Jeni Thornley

Narrator
Rinki Bhattacharya's headshot

Rinki Bhattacharya

Self
Dur-e Dara's headshot

Dur-e Dara

Self
Jim Everett's headshot

Jim Everett

Self
Phyllis Pitchford's headshot

Phyllis Pitchford

Self
Arundhati Roy's headshot

Arundhati Roy

Self
Julie Janson's headshot

Julie Janson

Self
Julie Gough's headshot

Julie Gough

Self

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