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MY MOTHER INDIA

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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A film by Safina Uberoi. It is no wonder that Safina Uberoi made a film about her family: She has an Indian father who collects kitch calendars, an Australian mother who hangs her knickers out to dry in front of the horrified Indian neighbours, a grandfather who was a self-styled Guru and a fiercely…

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MY LONG NECK

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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A film by Shalom Almond. Maja lives in a human zoo in Thailand, constantly being photographed by tourists for her “long neck”. This is the story of her fight to reclaim her identity and culture. “I want to show people the truth about having a long neck” – Maja Maja…

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MY LIFE WITHOUT STEVE

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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A film by Gillian Leahy. RE-MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL FILM MATERIALS! Through the story of one woman’s year in a room with a view, the film catches its audience up in the collective memories of all those who have loved and lost. Through a study of Liz’s obsession and loneliness, the film…

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MY HOME THE BLOCK

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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Joyce Ingram is an Indigenous elder living in the notorious Redfern neighbourhood called “The Block”. She has fought battles and has won some historically significant ones. She lived on The Block when it was the first urban land rights victory for Indigenous Australians in the 1970s. Today,…

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MURIEL MATTERS

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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In London 1909, an actress from Adelaide made worldwide headlines after taking to the skies under a 25-metre balloon emblazoned with the slogan, 'Votes For Women'. Known as 'that daring Australian girl', Muriel Matters was inspired by playwrights, anarchists and revolutionaries to…

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MOURNING FOR MANGATOPI [from the AIATSIS Collection]

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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Because of work commitments and the influence of Christian Missions, traditional mourning ceremonies among the Tiwi people of Melville Island were becoming rare at the time of making this film (1974). The full, elaborate ceremony, called the Pukumani ceremony, lasted several days and involved large numbers…

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MORESBY MODERN

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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A film by Brendan Walsh. For many people, the mention of Papua New Guinea will evoke images such as remote highlands cultures and tribal warriors; or perhaps tropical islands and palm fringed beaches, or it may bring to mind darker images of poverty, corruption and raskol violence. But in PNG's…

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MOLLY AND MOBARAK

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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A film by Tom Zubrycki. MOLLY & MOBARAK takes you behind the headlines and hot debates to Young in rural NSW where ordinary Australians share their community with 90 Afghan refugees working at the local abattoir. Against a backdrop of occasional ignorance and hostility, these everyday Australians…

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MISSING PRESUMED DEAD

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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In an antique shop in Adelaide, South Australia, filmmaker Gerard Reed happened upon a wallet belonging to a German soldier from World War One. The soldier was identified as Heinrich Bornkamp, and his wallet contained a number of personal items including poignant letters from his family and his fiancée. Fascinated…

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MICK'S GIFT (Family Foibles)

from Ronin Films PRO on August 22, 2016

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Family Foibles is a series of five half-hour documentaries that examine contemporary Australian families. Each story revolves around a family confronting a problem. These range from the relatively benign issue of omission in the telling of a family history to domestic violence and the threat of family…

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Freedom and Unity: The Vermont Movie

from Nora Jacobson PRO on August 21, 2016

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A 6-part series of films about the history and culture of Vermont, the state that brought us the first constitution to outlaw slavery, Ethan Allen, civil unions, Bernie Sanders and a whole host of other ground breaking mavericks and ideas. Created by a collaborative of award-winning Vermont filmmakers.…

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Today I'm With You (2010)

from Amber Films PRO on August 19, 2016

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A documentary arising out of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen's Byker Revisited portraits from the different communities that now live on the Byker Wall Estate. Throughout the 1970s Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen documented the terraced streets of Byker, which were demolished to make way for Ralph Erskine's…

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