1:39:00

The Sapphires

FOXTEL Premiere August 11, 2013

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Inspired by a true story, The Sapphires follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal girls from a remote mission as they learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertains the U.S. troops in Vietnam in 1968.

1:38:15

Xingu

SBS February 21, 2019

Media arts

Earth and environment

Languages

11-12

Classification: Mature

From the team behind the Brazilian masterpiece City of God, comes this epic tale about three brothers who go to live with an Amazonian tribe. Beginning in the 1940s, Xingu follows Leonardo, Claudio and Orlando as they venture into the Amazon to live with an Indigenous tribe over the next 20 years. Stunningly capturing the exquisite wildlife of the rainforest, this heart-wrenching adventure opens up a world rarely shown on screen. In Portuguese.

1:37:36

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

NITV May 20, 2018

Music

Intercultural understanding

11-12

Classification: Mature

Tells the story of a profound, essential and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music. Featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo and more, this program unravels the Indigenous influence and talented Native musicians who helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.

1:37:33

Toomelah

NITV June 21, 2014

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.

1:37:25

Black and White

NITV August 3, 2014

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

Black and White is the recreation of the landmark 1958 South Australian Court trial of young Aboriginal Max Stuart.

1:36:39

Putuparri and the Rainmakers

NITV March 13, 2016

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature

Putuparri and the Rainmakers is a rare and emotional journey to meet the traditional rainmakers of Australia's Great Sandy Desert who have fought a 20 year battle to win back their traditional homeland. Spanning ten transformative years in the life of Tom 'Putuparri' Lawford, he navigates the deep chasm between his Western upbringing and his growing determination to fight for his family's homeland. A trip back to his grandparent's 'country' in the desert begins the process of cultural awakening. Putuparri is shocked to learn that the dreamtime myths are not just stories, and that there is a country called Kurtal and a snake spirit that is the subject of an elaborate rainmaking ritual. Putuparri is a man caught between two worlds: the deeply spiritual universe of his people's traditional culture and his life in modern society where he struggles with alcoholism and domestic violence. As he reconnects with his ancestral lands and learns about his traditional culture he begins to accept his future as a leader of his people and shoulders his responsibility to pass this knowledge onto the next generation. Set against the backdrop of their long fight to reclaim their traditional lands, Putuparri and the Rainmakers is an emotional, visually breathtaking story of love, hope, and the survival of Aboriginal law and culture against all odds.

1:36:34

Samson And Delilah

ABC2 January 24, 2010

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

English

History

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

Winner of the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and Australia's official entry in the 82nd Academy Awards - Samson and Delilah was one of the most critically and commercially successful Australian films for this year. It has played to sold-out audiences around the world and is about to open in England and France. Samson and Delilah's world is small - an isolated community in the central Australian desert. When tragedy strikes they turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn't always fair, but love never judges.

1:36:11

Australian Rules

NITV July 20, 2014

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.

1:35:21

Blackfellas

NITV December 11, 2013

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature Accompanied (15+)

Based on 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.

1:34:08

The Fringe Dwellers

ABC June 1, 2014

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

Story of an Aboriginal family who tries to move out of the fringe into the main white community.

1:34:02

The Tracker

SBS May 1, 2011

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

Set in the Australian outback in 1922, this is a story about four men in pursuit of an Aboriginal man, accused of the murder of a white woman. Their quest into the outback begins and it doesn't take long before each man is faced with his inner conflict regarding racism, and this soon becomes the more dangerous element within the journey then the hunt for the accused.

1:31:32

Rabbit-Proof Fence

SBS December 21, 2013

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Ethical understanding

Personal and social capability

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Based on the true story of three young Aboriginal girls, Molly and Daisy and their cousin, Gracie (Evelyn Sampi, Laura Monaghan, Tianna Sansbury), who in 1931, were forcibly removed from their mothers and their home in Jigalong and moved over fifteen thousand miles away, as a part of official Government policy. Molly leads her younger sister and cousin on a brave escape and in a bid to find their way home, following, on foot, the rabbit-proof fence that cuts across the Gibson Desert and towards Jigalong.

1:30:09

The Darkside

ABC January 24, 2015

Media arts

English

History

Indigenous Australians

11-12

Classification: Mature

Director Warwick Thornton assembles a collection of poignant, sad, funny and absurd true ghost tales from across Australia and brings them to life with some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.

1:30:07

Vacant Possession

NITV January 23, 2018

Indigenous Australians

Ethical understanding

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

This video has closed captioning

After her mother's death Tessa returns to her childhood home at Kurnell and to memories of a disturbing childhood.

1:28:51

Stone Bros.

NITV June 13, 2014

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.

1:28:33

We Don't Need a Map

NITV July 23, 2017

Indigenous Australians

Science

9-10

11-12

Classification: Mature

This video has closed captioning

Filmmaker Warwick Thornton investigates our relationship to the Southern Cross, in this fun and thought-provoking ride through Australia's cultural and political landscape. He takes us on a journey through this five-star constellation's astronomical, colonial and Indigenous history to the present day. For Aboriginal people, the meaning of this heavenly body is deeply spiritual. By contrast, the star-adorned Eureka Flag was emblematic of protest and defiance, a quality that caused it to be adopted by activists, and lately, the darker side of Australian nationalism.

1:28:15

The Deadlys 2012

SBS September 30, 2012

Indigenous Australians

Media arts

Visual arts

Music

Drama

Dance

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

SBS is once again proud to be the host broadcaster of the Deadly Awards. Now in its 18th year, the annual celebration is black Australia's night of nights, dedicated to recognising and showcasing Indigenous excellence in fields such as the arts, music, sport, education, health, employment, cultural advancement and leadership.

1:27:37

Ten Canoes

SBS September 30, 2012

Media arts

Indigenous Australians

Personal and social capability

11-12

Classification: Mature

Critically acclaimed and internationally successful, Ten Canoes won six AFI Awards in 2006 and the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, an honour that is bestowed upon films regarded as having particular significance for the art form. Directed by Rolf de Heer, Ten Canoes is an invitation to glimpse the ancient world of the Yolngu people, through a combination of ethnographically inspired narrative, juxtaposed with ancient Indigenous cultural beliefs and traditions.