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The clips in this collection draw on three longer films made in 1966, 1976 and 2002 about the Djungguwan ceremony in north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
The aim of the Djungguwan is to bring...
Collection
Crocodile Dundee remains the most commercially successful Australian film ever made, with Paul Hogan’s iconic Mick Dundee at the heart of the film.
It opened in Australian cinemas on 24 April 1986...
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Twelve Canoes paints a compelling portrait of the history, culture and place of the Yolngu people whose homeland is the Arafura Swamp of north-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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Discover the history of Darwin, Northern Territory through these items from the NFSA collection.
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Sigrid Thornton battled the ash cloud that grounded planes and closed airports to launch the NT Access Centre in Darwin.
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Indigenous Connections curator Sophia Sambono reports on her team's recent visit to Alice Springs.
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NFSA experts understand the importance of sharing their knowledge and experience with their peers. Conservation Manager Mick Newnham recently spent five days training remote Indigenous archivists.
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Director Ian Dunlop talks about working with cinematographer Dean Semler on the five-part Film Australia documentary The Djungguwan of Gurka'wuy filmed in 1976, about the Djungguwan ceremony. ...
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Director Ian Dunlop points out that every Djungguwan ceremony is unique.
He refers to the accelerating impact of outside forces that came with bauxite mining and the new mining town of Nhulunbuy....
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Lorrpu (John Sebastian Pilakui) dreams of when he and his friends were initiated, as Botj (Sean Mununggur) arrives back from three months in jail. Their friend Milika (Nathan Daniels) is a young...
