Island Home Country (2008)

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.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jeni Thornley

Narrator

R

Rinki Bhattacharya

Self

D

Dur-e Dara

Self

J

Jim Everett

Self

P

Phyllis Pitchford

Self

Arundhati Roy

Self

J

Julie Janson

Self

J

Julie Gough

Self

C

Clive Atkinson

Self

J

Jan Thornley

Self

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