If you’ve got a spare two hours sometime why not rent a film with an Indigenous theme from your local video store. It’s a great way to gain an insight into Indigenous people and the issues they’ve faced for a long time.
As Charlie Perkins once said, ‘we can’t live in the past, but the past is always with us.’ Movies show what that past was all about.
View an extensive list of Indigenous-themed movies, and the opportunity to view by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous directors.
Digging deeper
Rabbit Proof Fence
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies has prepared an information sheet about highly acclaimed film Rabbit Proof Fence.
Ten Canoes
The website for Ten Canoes includes stacks of information about the background to the movie, the cast and the crew.
Indigenous movies in the in the media
Black Magic: Aboriginal films take off, 19 June 2002, The Age
Want to make movies?
Cultural protocol
This series of five Indigenous protocol guides produced by the Australia Council for the Arts provide information and advice on respecting Indigenous cultural heritage.
Grant finder
The Australia Council provides over 1700 grants each year to artists and arts organisations across the country in the fields of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts, community cultural development, dance, literature, music, new media arts, theatre and visual arts/craft. Follow the link below to find out whether there’s a grant for you.
Buy your own
ABC Online
This site provides an extensive listing of annotated videos for teaching and learning about all aspects of indigenous history, culture and social and contemporary issues.