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Article

Tune into Radio 100

30 November 2023
VIEW
Curator Amy Butterfield seated near a window, smiling
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Interview with a Radio 100 curator

Amy Butterfield shares the challenges and surprising discoveries of curating for Radio 100.
Amy Butterfield  / 
23 November 2023
Detail from a painting of the mascot terrier Nipper listening to a gramophone
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Radio 100: Spirits in the Material World

When radio took off 100 years ago so did the belief that airwaves offered a chance to commune with spirits.
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas  / 
23 November 2023
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New waves: The birth of radio in Australia

A look at the early days of radio, from crystal sets to first broadcasts and advertisements.
23 November 2023

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Oct 2023

Detail from the poster for the film WINHANGANHA showing an archival photo of two First Nations men wearing collared shirts and bush hats. The edges of the black-and-white photo is curled up as if on fire, and the collage also features fire and the red, yellow and black colours of the Aboriginal flag
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WINHANGANHA
WINHANGANHA: A new work by award-winning poet and artist Jazz Money

WINHANGANHA is a bold re-envisioning of our history – a new film work by award-winning poet and artist Jazz Money.

11 October 2023
Film
Posters

Aug 2023

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Deep Dive: You Can Go Now
Deep Dive: You Can Go Now – In conversation with Richard Bell

Watch a conversation with First Nations artist Richard Bell at the NFSA in January 2023.

BY
 Katie Maling
24 August 2023
Film

Jul 2023

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Indigenous Filmmaking: A Short History
A Short History of First Nations Filmmaking in Australia

Within a generation, First Nations filmmakers have become a vibrant presence in the centre of filmmaking in Australia.

BY
 Liz McNiven
12 July 2023
Film
Television

Jul 2023

A black-and-white photo dating from the early 20th century of an Indigenous woman holding a baby.
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Lousy Little Sixpence
NFSA Restores: Lousy Little Sixpence – Alec Morgan Interview

The NFSA has completed a digital restoration of the groundbreaking documentary Lousy Little Sixpence (1983). Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd talks with director Alec Morgan.

BY
 Ruby Arrowsmith-Todd
4 July 2023
Film

Jul 2023

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Spear
Spear: Hunter Page-Lochard interview

The NFSA's Jemma Walsh speaks with actor and dancer Hunter Page-Lochard about his starring role in the film 'Spear'.

BY
 Jemma Walsh
3 July 2023
Film
Posters

Jun 2023

A First Nations man wearing a checked shirt and playing guitar on stage with a rock band in front of an Aboriginal flag.
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Wrong Side of the Road Reunion
Wrong Side of the Road: Gathering and Digital Restoration

The NFSA organised a special Wrong Side of the Road (1981) reunion for cast and crew at the premiere of the film's digital restoration at the Sydney Film Festival in 2013.

BY
 Peter White
30 June 2023
Film

Jun 2023

A First Nations man playing guitar on stage with a rock band.
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Wrong Side of the Road interviews
Wrong Side of the Road: Interviews with Cast and Crew

Interviews with cast and crew members and musicians featured in Wrong Side of the Road (1981).

BY
 Brenda Gifford
30 June 2023
Film
Oral History

Jun 2023

A First Nations man pictured from the waist up with his hands out in front of him. His hands are covered in red pain and he is looking directly at the camera. He is pictured against a dark background.
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NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA
NAIDOC Week 2023 at the NFSA and online: Ngara – Buwindja – Nangamai

Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2023 wherever you are located with Ngara, Buwindja, Nangamai – the NFSA's program of online and in-person events.

23 June 2023
Film
Television

May 2023

Parliament House in Canberra
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Apology to the Stolen Generations
Newscaf: Apology to the Stolen Generations

The prime minister apologised to Australia's First Nations peoples on 13 February 2008. We revisit the apology through footage from the NFSA News and Current Affairs Program.

BY
 Adam Blackshaw
24 May 2023
Television

Apr 2023

A First Nations man seated at a desk in a studio covered in computers and recording equipment
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First Nations knowledge and 21st century technology
First Nations knowledge and 21st century technology: Preserving The Strehlow Collection

The NFSA has been working with Traditional Owners and the Strehlow Research Centre to preserve and digitise one of the most important collections relating to Indigenous ceremonial life in the world.

27 April 2023
Film
Sound

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