Mt Liebig is a remote Aboriginal community 250 kms west of Alice Springs. Within this community live strong vibrant young women who have a unique view of the worlds they live in. These young women move successfully between two cultures, their traditional culture and white man’s culture.
In most traditional Aboriginal communities boys aged between 11 to 16 years are taken from their mothers and are initiated through a series of ceremonies into manhood. They are taught their traditional songs and shown the dances that are associated with it. When they return from “bush camp” they are considered men, with all the rights, privileges and respect traditionally associated with their position.
On a Winter’s evening, by the light of a comforting camp fire, Max Stuart, Senior Arrernte Mat-utjarra Elder and custodian of the Alice Springs Area, divulges poignant words of wisdom to his descendents. This is a documentary that carries the words of Rupert Max Stuart his philosophies and message about passing culture on and keeping it alive.
Three women share their art and their experience of being in country.
A documentary about elders Doreen and Gladys Miller, the last remaining speakers of the Wirangu language in an area where the dominant remaining Indigenous languages are Kokatha and Pitjantjatjara.
History remembers Willaberta Jack as man whose courage survives an evil pastoralist and an unjust law system, but will it be enough to protect him from his own community.
In the middle of the Central Australian Outback stands a church that is like no other in the world.
“You must be crazy!”
In 1942 at the age of 5 Frank Byrnes was taken from his mother and sent to Moola Bulla training station. At the same time his mother went into a deep depression a direct result of the loss of her child. The authorities sent her to the Claremont Mental Asylum where she remained until her death in 1962. Mother and son never saw each other again.
Two old man, Alyawarra elders who are master spear makers, share their cultural knowledge on a journey through the red sand and spinifex of their country, unravelling the secrets of an ancient craft and its relationship to their heritage.
Local DJ Kenny realises his job at the community radio station is about more than just playing music. Kenny jokes that his Green Bush show is broadcast to a ‘captive’ audience – namely the local prison. While taking requests from those on the inside and out, Kenny has to cope with the results of a wild night outside and learn his place in the circle of violence.
This is the story of the campaign by Aboriginal people of Central Australia to protect land, animals and dreaming stories at two proposed uranium dump sites. Both proposed sites have aboriginal communities living within 10km of the sites (one is 40km from Alice Springs – one is 100 km).- Aboriginal Australia (1993-1995)
- Agnes Abbott – Hard Worker (2006)
- Ali Curung Angels (2002)
- Alyawarre Country (2001)
- Apekathe (2000)
- Arnehm Tribe in New York (2002)
- Benny and the Dreamers (1993)
- Beyond Sorry (2003)
- Big Girls Don’t Cry (2002)
- Black and Dusty (2005)
- Bonita Mabo – For who I am (2001)
- Bungalung (2007)
- Bush Toys (2008)
- Case 442 – A son’s journey to find his Mother (2005)
- Cheeky Dog (2006)
- Cold Turkey (2003)
- Cool Drink and Culture (2006)
- Corroboree Rock
- Crookhat and Camphoo – Spear making (2005)
- Cultural eclipse – Ceduna Arts (2002)
- Desert Tracks (1997)
- Destiny in Alice (2007)
- Dhakiyarr vs the King (2004)
- Diyama – Sound tracks of Maningrida (2003)
- Dog Dreaming (2001)
- Double Trouble (2007)
- Finding Place (2006)
- Five Seasons (2004)
- Green Bush (2005)
- Grounded (2008)
- Jarlmadangah – Our dream our reality (2007)
- Karli Jalangu- Boomerang today (2004)
- Living Country (2005)
- Marn Grook – Football Dreaming (1996)
- Memories of Iwany (2002)
- Merrepen – Dilly bag weaving (2005)
- Minymaku Way (2001)
- Mistake Creek – Steven Craig (2002)
- Mparntwe Dreaming – Alice Springs Sacred Sites (2004)
- My Colour, Your Kind (1998)
- My Mother’s Country – Conisiton’ s Destruction (2001)
- Narbalek (2001)
- Old Man and the Inland Sea (2005)
- Our Catalogue
- Pmarra Country (2008)
- Red Storm (2000)
- Rosalie’s Journey (2003)
- Rydin’ Time (2005)
- Satellite Dreaming (1991)
- Smoking the Baby (2001)
- Snake Dreaming (2002)
- SpinFX (2000)
- Sunset to Sunrise – Ingwartentyele Arrerlkeme (2006)
- Teddy Briscoe (2000)
- Tennant Creek – Sacred Dances (1999)
- The Art of Healing (2005)
- The Good, The Bad and The Loud (2003)
- The Lore of Love (2005)
- Time Bomb (2003)
- Tnorala – Baby Falling (2007)
- Tombstone Unveiling (2000)
- Trespass (2002)
- Urrpeye – The Messanger (1986-1988)
- Walking Dancing Belonging (2006)
- Warren Williams- the stories, the songs (2004)
- Willaberta Jack (2007)
- Willigan’s Fitzroy (2000)
- Wirragul Women – Always Have, Always Will (2006)
- Wirriya – Small Boy (2004)
- Yellow Fella (2005)
- Yeperenye Federation Festival
- Yeyekerte (2008)
- Yota Dreaming (2005)