The Skin of Others (2020)

A forgotten man. A hidden national story. A bridge to the future.

Жанр : документальный

Время выполнения : 1Ч 31М

Директор : Tom Murray

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A compelling portrait of an extraordinary figure, Aboriginal WWI soldier Douglas Grant, featuring acclaimed Indigenous actor Balang Tom E. Lewis (in his final performance). Grant (c.1885-1951) was extraordinarily famous in his day, an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier, a reader of Shakespeare and a bagpipe player who could put on a fine Scottish accent. His life story connects Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Adolf Hitler, and Henry Lawson among other famous figures as he moved from Australia to Europe, UK and back. Lewis’s thoughtful and often playful reflections on Grant’s life, along with guest appearances from Max Cullen and Archie Roach, connect to the larger story of Australia’s tragic colonial history and its troubled relationship with First Australians.  

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Tom E. Lewis
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Tom Murray
Tom Murray
Director
Tom Murray
Tom Murray
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Tom Murray
Tom Murray
Writer
Allan Collins
Allan Collins
Cinematography
Hilary Balmond
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Сапфиры
Австралия, 1968 год. Дейв, одинокий ирландский музыкант, любитель виски и соула, встречает трех сестер-аборигенок Гейл, Джули и Синтию и их кузину Кей. Он переименовывает свою группу в The Sapphires, изменяет ее репертуар и увозит сестер с собой на гастроли на юг Вьетнама, охваченный войной. В дельте Меконга они дают концерт для американского флота. Их ждет бешеный успех, град пуль и любовь.
Танна
Основанная на реальных событиях, драматическая история любви разыгрывается под величественной сенью грозного вулкана на острове Танна, который принадлежит крошечному тихоокеанскому государству Вануату.
Там, где мечтают зеленые муравьи
Племена Ворора и Риратингу в течение 40 тысяч лет хранили и передавали из поколения в поколение легенды, мифы и песни, сложенные в самом сердце австралийских пустынь. И вот теперь сюда пришла цивилизация -— в лице компании, разрабатывающей урановые месторождения. Но аборигены говорят, что здесь нельзя ничего взрывать. Потому что здесь ‘мечтают зеленые муравьи...
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