Island Home Country (2008)
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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.

Release: Aug 02, 2008

Duration: 52m

Genres: Documentary, History

Country: Australia

Quality: HD

Actors: Jeni Thornley, Rinki Bhattacharya, Dur-e Dara, Jim Everett, Phyllis Pitchford

Director: Jeni Thornley

IMDb: 5/10