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One With the Whale
Hunting whales is a matter of life or death for the residents of St. Lawrence.
Interviews, art and archival footage are combined to present the birth of contemporary Australia from the perspectives of its first peoples.
Darren Dale is the current series producer of Australian Film Commission’s National Indigenous Documentary Fund of five half-hour documentaries. Darren previously produced two dramas, Mimi and Flat through Blackfella Films, which screened at international festivals including Sundance, Edinburgh, and Berlin. Prior to that was employed as a… Show more
Rachel Perkins is an Aboriginal filmmaker from the Arrernte and Kalkadoon nations of Australia. She has independently produced and directed a number of documentary series and international co-productions and is currently directing and producing a nine-hour documentary series on the history of Aboriginal Australia titled First Australians. She has… Show more
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Produced by Australia’s top Aboriginal filmmakers, First Australians chronicles the birth of a country and the collision of two worlds. This epic story combines landscapes, interviews, art, and archival footage to present the birth of contemporary Australia from the perspectives of its first peoples.
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