Indigenous drama
31 titles - sorted alphabetically / by year
Dramas written and directed by Indigenous people.
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BeDevil (feature film – 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’, ...
Beneath Clouds (feature film – 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 (short film – 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.
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Confessions of a Headhunter (short film – 2000)
A drama about two Indigenous men – Frank (Bruce Hutchinson) and Vinnie (Kelton Pell) – who seek revenge for the repeated beheading of the statue ...
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The Djarn Djarns (short film – 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.
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Flat (short film – 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 ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Black Man Down (short film – 1996)
An experimental short drama about Aboriginal deaths in custody.
From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget (short film – 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 ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (short film – 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 (short film – 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 ...
From Sand to Celluloid – Two Bob Mermaid (short film – 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 ...
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Green Bush (short film – 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 ...
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Harry’s War (short film – 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 ...
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Mimi (short film – 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 ...
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Nice Coloured Girls (short film – 1987)
This short film is about three Indigenous women and their night out at Kings Cross.
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (short film – 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 ...
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One Night the Moon (feature film – 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 ...
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Plains Empty (short film – 2005)
An enthralling drama about a young married woman who, left alone in the mining fields, encounters a ghost of the past.
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Queen of Hearts (short feature – 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 ...
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Road (short film – 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.
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Sa Black Thing (short film – 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 (short film – 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 ...
Shifting Sands – Grace (short film – 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 (short film – 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 (short film – 1998)
A drama about a young family who pass through a town that isn’t quite what it seems.
Shifting Sands – Promise (short film – 1997)
A short drama about a grandmother’s tale of her promise marriage.
Shifting Sands – Tears (short film – 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 ...
Shit Skin (short film – 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 ...
Snake Dreaming (short film – 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 ...
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Turn Around (short film – 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.
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Wind (short film – 1999)
A short drama about the relationship between a black tracker and his 'boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder.
