Movies: Warwick Thornton

  • 2004
    Mparntwe Sacred Sites

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites (2004)

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites

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    This documentary focuses on the sacred sites in and around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in central Australia, and the struggle of the Arrernte people to identify, document and preserve these sites in the face of rapid urban expansion and property develop...

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites
  • 2007
    Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight (2007)

    Burning Daylight

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    Burning Daylight is a dance/film project. The performance is set from late one night until dawn in a transit zone outside a notorious pub on a Broome-style Karaoke night. A series of contemporary dance scenes unfold expressing the......

    Burning Daylight
  • 2007
    Willaberta Jack

    Willaberta Jack (2007)

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    Willaberta Jack
  • 2012
    In the Air

    In the Air (2012)

    In the Air

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    Jealousy is a curse. She's her own worse enemy, jealous, impulsive, sabotages herself, awake or asleep, in snagging her man, who is a reluctant player when it comes to messing with his little piece of paradise....

    In the Air
  • 2012
    The Oysterman

    The Oysterman (2012)

    The Oysterman

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    A young Aboriginal oyster farmer meets an aerial artist when the circus comes to town and must decide whether he will follow in his family footsteps or follow his love....

    The Oysterman
  • 2008
    Bit of Black Business

    Bit of Black Business (2008)

    Bit of Black Business

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    13 short films showcasing indigenous filmmakers from around Australia....

    Bit of Black Business
  • 2002
    Jabiru 0886: Trespass

    Jabiru 0886: Trespass (2002)

    Jabiru 0886: Trespass

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    A David and Goliath story of a small Aboriginal community in Australia and their successful struggle to stop uranium mining on their land....

    Jabiru 0886: Trespass
  • 1998
    A Classroom in Theresienstadt

    A Classroom in Theresienstadt (1998)

    A Classroom in Theresienstadt

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    A Classroom in Theresienstadt
  • 2005
    The Lore of Love

    The Lore of Love (2005)

    The Lore of Love

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    Jessie Bartlett a shy 18 year old girl, learns the lores of love from her mischievous Pintubi grandmothers, Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi. A film about relationships and culture set in the desert....

    The Lore of Love
  • 1995
    Audacious

    Audacious (1995)

    Audacious

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    Audacious
  • 2003
    Rosalie's Journey

    Rosalie's Journey (2003)

    Rosalie's Journey

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    In 1955, filmmaker Chauvel debuted Jedda. His star was a young Arrernte woman from Alice Springs named Ngarla Kunoth, or Rosalie. Her story, the story of what happened before and after Chauvel's film, is told in Rosalie's Journey....

    Rosalie's Journey
  • 2006
    My Brother Vinnie

    My Brother Vinnie (2006)

    My Brother Vinnie

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    My Brother Vinnie
  • 2004
    Wirriya: Small Boy

    Wirriya: Small Boy (2004)

    Wirriya: Small Boy

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    This moving documentary is a record of a few hours in the life of a small 7 year old boy, Ricco, from Hidden Valley, one of the many town camps on the outskirts of Alice Springs. He has lived in the camp for most of his life, and is looked after by h...

    Wirriya: Small Boy
  • 2000
    Buried Country

    Buried Country (2000)

    Buried Country

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    Buried Country was a cross-media juggernaut – book, film, CD – that first came out in 2000. The book was published by Pluto Press, beautifully designed by Wendy Farley; the documentary was produced through Film Australia/SBS TV, and directed by Andy ...

    Buried Country
  • 1996
    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback (1996)

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback

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    Paddy finds there are two separate laws, the white and the black....

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
  • 2002
    Flat

    Flat (2002)

    Flat

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    15-year-old Marnie, Handycam at her side, captures a day in the life of her housing project....

    Flat