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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.

Top Cast

  • Jeni Thornley

    Jeni Thornley

    Narrator

  • Rinki Bhattacharya

    Rinki Bhattacharya

    Self

  • Dur-e Dara

    Dur-e Dara

    Self

  • Jim Everett

    Jim Everett

    Self

  • Phyllis Pitchford

    Phyllis Pitchford

    Self

  • Arundhati Roy

    Arundhati Roy

    Self

  • Julie Janson

    Julie Janson

    Self

  • Julie Gough

    Julie Gough

    Self

  • Clive Atkinson

    Clive Atkinson

    Self

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.

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