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Tagged: ethnographic film

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A History of Australian Ethnographic Film
Michael Leigh surveys the long history of ethnographic filmmaking in this country and the representation of Indigenous Australians on film.
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‘What are you taking pictures for?’
Les McLaren is one of a group of Australian filmmakers who made significant documentaries in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s–1990s. We talked with him about their legacy.
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Aborigines of the Sea Coast: Making a canoe and hunting a turtle
Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory. On the beach it’s time to play out one of the dramas of daily life – the return of the hunters. Summary by ASO Digital Learning Curators
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Torres Strait Islanders: Three dancers
This clip features a lead dancer in mask and two Dari headdress dancers in the Malu-Bomai Ceremony. Summary by Liz McNiven
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Torres Strait Islanders: Shake-a-leg dance on the beach
A small group of young Aboriginal men demonstrate a shake-a-leg dance on the beach at Murray Island. They perform this dance in the same location where Haddon recorded the Torres Strait Islander men’...
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Torres Strait Islanders: Making fire
Three Torres Strait Islander men demonstrate a traditional fire-making practice. Summary by Liz McNiven
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