Australian Aboriginal Movies

  • 1986
    Short Changed

    Short Changed

    Short Changed

    71986HD

    Described as "an Aboriginal Kramer vs Kramer," this is the moving account of an Aboriginal political activist fighting his white ex-wife for joint...

    Short Changed
  • 2008
    Outback Art: The Gold Rush

    Outback Art: The Gold Rush

    Outback Art: The Gold Rush

    02008HD

    A look at the recent trend for collecting aboriginal art and the issues surrounding it.

    Outback Art: The Gold Rush
  • 2021
    Desert Metal Dreaming

    Desert Metal Dreaming

    Desert Metal Dreaming

    02021HD

    The most isolated metal band in the world, Southeast Desert Metal, and their Aunty Kathleen, share ancient Arrernte culture with the world through...

    Desert Metal Dreaming
  • 2007
    The Last Trackers of the Outback

    The Last Trackers of the Outback

    The Last Trackers of the Outback

    02007HD

    For millenniums, Aborigines used tracking to survive. Their ancient skills now help police capture murderers and save people's lives. Will modern...

    The Last Trackers of the Outback
  • 2018
    Wongar

    Wongar

    Wongar

    02018HD

    Australian writer Wongar lives a secluded life taking care of his 6 dingoes for which he believes embody the spirits of his tragically lost...

    Wongar
  • 2022
    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    02022HD

    50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world. Taking a fresh lens this is a bold dive into...

    Still We Rise
  • 1986
    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back

    91986HD

    The shameful history of persecution of the Aborigines in Australia. The secret history of Australia is a historical conspiracy of silence. Written...

    The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
  • 2005
    5 Seasons

    5 Seasons

    5 Seasons

    82005HD

    In these fast and modern times, the Numurindi people are still guided by the seasons and stories of the Dreamtime. This observational documentary...

    5 Seasons
  • 1970
    Shadow Sister: a Film Biography of Australian Aboriginal Poet Kath Walker

    Shadow Sister: a Film Biography of Australian Aboriginal Poet Kath Walker

    Shadow Sister: a Film Biography of Australian Aboriginal Poet Kath Walker

    01970HD

    This documentary shows the well-known Aboriginal poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) living on Stradbroke Island, Queensland, the place that was...

    Shadow Sister: a Film Biography of Australian Aboriginal Poet Kath Walker
  • 2015
    Nulla Nulla

    Nulla Nulla

    Nulla Nulla

    7.62015HD

    Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test.

    Nulla Nulla
  • 2019
    Young Mob Questioning Treaty

    Young Mob Questioning Treaty

    Young Mob Questioning Treaty

    02019HD

    Young Aboriginal people who are traditional custodians in Victoria explore the Treaty process with questions, concerns and their opinions. Sharing...

    Young Mob Questioning Treaty
  • 1992
    Terra Nullius

    Terra Nullius

    Terra Nullius

    01992HD

    Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing...

    Terra Nullius
  • 2019
    Killer Native

    Killer Native

    Killer Native

    62019HD

    A bitingly wicked take on first contact between British settlers and Aboriginal people – and zombies.

    Killer Native
  • 1990
    Bony

    Bony

    Bony

    81990HD

    Bony, a great-great-grandson of legendary part-Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte. Albert Harris had been a teenager when he knew Napolean;...

    Bony
  • 1998
    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    01998HD

    MARLUKU WIRLINYI is a tale of kangaroo hunting that weaves its way through Dreamtime, to the present and back again. A group of old Warlpiri men...

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
  • 2014
    Message from Mungo

    Message from Mungo

    Message from Mungo

    6.52014HD

    Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. Message...

    Message from Mungo
  • 2025
    Ngadjuri - Spirit And Songs Of Country

    Ngadjuri - Spirit And Songs Of Country

    Ngadjuri - Spirit And Songs Of Country

    02025HD

    A film collaboration between Quenten Agius (Aboriginal storyteller) and Kim Mavromatis (mixed media producer). Filmed on Ngadjuri country, Mid North...

    Ngadjuri - Spirit And Songs Of Country
  • 2019
    Out of Range

    Out of Range

    Out of Range

    02019HD

    A father's takes his estranged son on a fishing trip as a way of bonding, but when the car breaks down he realises it's not the only thing that needs...

    Out of Range
  • 1999
    Welcome to Australia

    Welcome to Australia

    Welcome to Australia

    01999HD

    Welcome to Australia is a 1999 Carlton Television documentary, written and presented by John Pilger, which was directed and produced by Alan Lowery,...

    Welcome to Australia
  • 1987
    How the West Was Lost

    How the West Was Lost

    How the West Was Lost

    01987HD

    The story of the 1946 Aboriginal Pastoral Workers' Strike. Eight hundred aboriginal station workers walked off sheep stations in the north west of...

    How the West Was Lost