Indigenous drama
30 titles - sorted by title / by year
Dramas written and directed by Indigenous people.
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BeDevil (1993)
BeDevil, a trilogy of ghost stories, uses myth interwoven with living memory to evoke a sense of place. Told in three parts – ‘Mr Chuck’, ‘Choo Choo Choo ...
Beneath Clouds (2002)
A visually poetic feature film about two youths who in trying to find themselves, momentarily find each other on the road to Sydney.
Black Talk (2002)
A short drama about two cousins Tim (Russell Page) and Scott (Laurence Clifford) who are temporarily reunited when city-based Tim returns to visit his family.
Confessions of a Headhunter (2000)
A drama about two Indigenous men – Frank (Bruce Hutchinson) and Vinnie (Kelton Pell) – who seek revenge for the repeated beheading of the statue of their ancestor ...
The Djarn Djarns (2005)
A short drama about a group of Indigenous boys who become each other’s family following the death of Franky’s (Hunter Page) father.
Flat (2002)
A short drama about the day in a life of a young teenager, who captures Alice Springs through a video camera given to her by her mostly absent ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Black Man Down (1996)
An experimental short drama about Aboriginal deaths in custody.
From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget (1996)
A short film that uses flashback to tell the story of Shane Francis’ (David Ngoombujarra) close encounters with the spirit and secular worlds during his work as a ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (1996)
A short drama about payback, the Indigenous traditional law system. After 20 years, Paddy (George Djilaynga) is released from jail into tribal law.
From Sand to Celluloid – Round Up (1995)
A short drama about two stockmen, one Indigenous and one not, who are caught up in racial conflict. Desi Little (Gary Cooper) and Hugo Hutton (Ben Oxenbould) are ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Two Bob Mermaid (1996)
A short drama, set in the 1950s, about an Aboriginal girl Koorin (Carrie Prosser) who is fair skinned and gains access to the local swimming pool where Aboriginal ...
Green Bush (2005)
A short film about an Indigenous radio DJ who struggles to keep his community functioning. Kenny (David Page) does the nightshift at a remote radio station, and must ...
Harry’s War (2000)
Harry Saunders (David Ngoombujarra) prepares to go to fight for his country in the Second World War, but his fight is also for the rights of the Indigenous ...
Mimi (2002)
A short drama about a young Western art collector who gets more than she’s bargained for when she purchases Indigenous art pieces that include a Mimi statue and ...
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1989)
A short experimental film shot totally in a studio, it is about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer ...
One Night the Moon (2001)
One Night the Moon is a film based on events that took place in 1932, about a young girl who goes missing on the night of a full ...
Plains Empty (2005)
An enthralling drama about a young married woman who, left alone in the mining fields, encounters a ghost of the past.
Queen of Hearts (2003)
A short feature film about the relationship between a granddaughter and grandmother, following the journey of the granddaughter and how she deals with her grandmother’s impending death from ...
Road (2000)
A drama that depicts one night in Sydney, where chance occurrences and luck collide, taxi cabs become predatory and all roads lead to the beach.
Sa Black Thing (2005)
A romantic comedy about a young corporate businessman whose computer is taken by a woman he offends on the beach.
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1999)
A short film based on a story by Archie Weller, Saturday Night, Sunday Morning is the story of a robbery gone wrong, an unplanned kidnapping and its consequences. ...
Shifting Sands – Grace (1998)
A short drama about a woman (Justine Saunders) who returns to Cairns for the burial of her sister.
Shifting Sands – My Bed Your Bed (1998)
A young couple promised in marriage to each other as children, now move in together and the courtship truly begins.
Shifting Sands – Passing Through (1998)
A drama about a young family who pass through a town that isn’t quite what it seems.
Shifting Sands – Tears (1997)
A short drama from Ivan Sen about two teenagers Lena (Jamilla Frail) and Vaughn (Luke Carroll) who want to get off the ‘mish’ – or the mission.
Shit Skin (2002)
A short drama about a young man who takes his grandmother back to the place of her childhood so that she may reconnect with her surviving family.
Snake Dreaming (2002)
A short drama written and performed by Indigenous children about the Stolen Generations. Snake Dreaming is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media ...
Turn Around (2002)
A romantic comedy about a young man who fantasises about a liaison with a stranger, yet fails to see the real woman before him.
Wind (1999)
A short drama about the relationship between a black tracker and his ‘boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder.
