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Bibliography

Find references to more than 800 related books, journals articles, reviews of Australian Indigenous Film and Television

Film List

Browse and of more than 200 films written and directed by Indigenous Australian film and television makers.

Interviews

View online interviews with Australian Indigenous film and television makers.

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Photo credits:
Director/Writer Darlene Johnson with Kim Batterham on location Ramingining, Crocodile Dreaming. Photo: Courtesy of filmmaker
Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Editor Ivan Sen with Daniel Connors (Daniel) on location Toomelah, Toomelah. Photo: Courtesy Bunya Productions
Director/Writer/Producer Rachel Perkins on location Redfern. Website: Redfern Now: About the Creators (ABC 1)
Director/Writer Warwick Thornton on location Wurdi Youang, We Don’t Need a Map. Website: https://www.wedontneedamapmovie.com

For me, Indigenous filmmaking … is not about the box-office takings … it’s not about if you win a bloody Oscar. It’s about the longer-term idea of changing Australia and how people see us, and changing ourselves as well.

Warwick Thornton, Indigenous Writer, Director and Cinematographer. ACMI Generator: Reclaiming Indigenous Australian Identity: Filmmakers. 2010.