australia,social documentary,indigenous australians,tasmanian,tasmania,australian history,women in film,social & cultural documentary,super8

Island Home Country (2008)

Poster for Island Home Country

A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jeni Thornley
  • Profile picture of Jeni Thornley
    Narrator Jeni Thornley
  • Profile picture of Arundhati Roy
    Self Arundhati Roy

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Keywords

  • australia
  • social documentary
  • indigenous australians
  • tasmanian
  • tasmania
  • australian history
  • women in film
  • social & cultural documentary
  • super8