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Island Home Country (2008)

5.0/10 0h 52m Aug 02, 2008
Documentary History

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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Movie Details

Original Title Island Home Country
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

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Jeni Thornley
Narrator
Popularity: 1.8
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Rinki Bhattacharya
Self
Popularity: 0.1
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Dur-e Dara
Self
Popularity: 0.8
No Photo" alt="Jim Everett" class="cast-photo">
Jim Everett
Self
Popularity: 0.5
No Photo" alt="Phyllis Pitchford" class="cast-photo">
Phyllis Pitchford
Self
Popularity: 0.0
Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
Self
Popularity: 1.6
No Photo" alt="Julie Janson" class="cast-photo">
Julie Janson
Self
Popularity: 0.4
No Photo" alt="Julie Gough" class="cast-photo">
Julie Gough
Self
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Clive Atkinson" class="cast-photo">
Clive Atkinson
Self
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Jan Thornley" class="cast-photo">
Jan Thornley
Self
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Jeni Thornley
Writer Jeni Thornley

Production

Anandi Films
AU
University of Technology Sydney
AU

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Island Home Country Trailer 2
Island Home Country Trailer 2
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Island Home Country (opening clip)
Island Home Country (opening clip)
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Island Home Country ('Mourning' sequence)
Island Home Country ('Mourning' sequence)
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Island Home Country, from "Reckoning" chapter
Island Home Country, from "Reckoning" chapter
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'Island Home Country' Trailer 1
'Island Home Country' Trailer 1
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Keywords

australia social documentary indigenous australians tasmanian tasmania australian history women in film social & cultural documentary super8

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Details
Release Date August 2, 2008
Runtime 0h 52m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
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