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TAGGED: ethnographic film
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Vale Ian Dunlop

The NFSA pays tribute to the legacy of documentary filmmaker Ian Dunlop OAM (1927–2021).

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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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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.

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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.

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Torres Strait Islanders: Making fire

Three Torres Strait Islander men demonstrate a traditional fire-making practice.

Summary by Liz McNiven