Media arts

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Sweet Country is set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory. It is the story of a young boy called Philomac, who witnesses Sam, an Aboriginal stockman kill station owner Harry Marsh in self defense. Sam and his pregnant wife Lizzie go on the run and a posse pursues them across the outback.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Robbie Hood is only 13, but already he's famous in Alice Springs. Famous for being a precocious little misfit with a heart of gold who does the right thing, even when it's a little bit wrong.

Visual arts

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

An exploration of how Queensland Indigenous painter and outspoken indigenous rights spruiker Gordon Hookey fits into Australia's art world.

Indigenous Australians

5-6

7-8

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Film clip to Archie Roach's 1990 hit single They Took The Children Away

Indigenous Australians

5-6

7-8

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

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Film clip of Archie Roach's 1990 single Took The Children Away tells the story of the children of the stolen generation.

Media arts

Personal and social capability

Indigenous Australians

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Daniel is a small 10-year-old boy who dreams of being a gangster. He is kicked out of school and befriends a local gang leader, until a rival arrives back from jail to reclaim his turf.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Based on the novel The Day of The Dog by Archie Weller, this film tells of an Aboriginal man caught between his allegiance to his people and his aspirations to escape the cycle of self-destructive behaviour.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

City based Eddie sets off to reconnect with his blackfella roots by taking a sacred stone to his hometown.

Media arts

Personal and social capability

Music

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

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A celebration of an era of music, working for the cause and getting things done. But not in the expected way. DJ Kenny's job at an Aboriginal community radio station is about more than playing music. Short film.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Ethical understanding

Geography

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

The first feature by Phillip Noyce. A tale of two outsiders on the run. One white, one black. Heading for nowhere fast. Shot on location in north-western NSW and features Bill Hunter in his earliest lead role, and Gary Foley, Koori political activist. An Australian cult film.

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

English

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Adapted from Phillip Gwynne's novel, 'Deadly, Unna?, this Australian film tells the story of an adolescent boy struggling with family conflicts and inter-racial turmoil in the lonely fishing village where he lives. Students can watch the movie and compare with the novel, allowing them to identify, explain and challenge cultural values, including representations of gender, ethnicity, youth, age and social class.

Indigenous Australians

English

Literature

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Richard Flanagan journeys with presenter Alan Yentob through his native Tasmania, visiting the places that have inspired his novels, and on to Thailand, to see first-hand the site of the Death Railway.

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

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British filmmaker John Goldschmidt joined with author Frank Hardy to tell the story of the Gurindji people's struggle to reclaim their ancestral homelands after the walk off at Wave Hill.

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

Health and PE

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

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This program tells the story of two Indigenous women who share a big dream - to make it to the Arnolds - an invitation-only bodybuilding competition being held in Australia for the first time.

Indigenous Australians

Media arts

Critical thinking

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Some of the best Indigenous comedians and hip hop artists, hosted by stand-up King Sean Choolburra. This episode includes Matt Ford, Deborah Bland and Andrew Saunders and features music by Dizzy Doolan.

Indigenous Australians

Civics and citizenship

Ethical understanding

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

This hard-hitting documentary takes you to the Northern Territory to investigate the confronting case of Zak Grieve, a 19-year-old man jailed for 20 years for a murder even the judge accepts he did not commit. Investigative reporter Dan Box spent weeks in the Top End town of Katherine investigating the killing and the events that led to Zak Grieve being jailed, despite evidence he was not there when the crime took place. Dan and his team conducted exclusive interviews with many of the people involved, including the judge who sent Grieve to jail, and obtained rare access to crime scene footage, forensic photographs, police interviews with suspects and trial recordings from the case. The program raises questions about the criminal justice system itself. How could this apparent injustice have happened? Is it time for the mandatory sentencing laws that led to Grieve's incarceration to finally be revoked?

Indigenous Australians

Media arts

Critical thinking

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Take a look at this program, hosted by Sean Choolburra, from its beginnings in series one. The excitement and nerves leading up to the show, rehearsals, backstage, and the hilarious main event.