First Nations Resources at the AFTRS Library

Jacob (2009) / Dena Curtis (12 min.)

Bluey, an angry young woman trapped in a life of violence, meets a mystery mentor who could change everything. (15 mins)

(Short film 14 min.)

From the Tiwi Islands, this part ghost story and part romance is about a man in love with a married women. (10 mins.)

Frank and Vinnie are modern day head hunters. They don't just want any heads, they want famous people, heads with a price on them and heads that will stop the nation dead. (33mins.)

Over one heartbreaking but empowering night, radio DJ Kenny realises that his job at an Aboriginal community radio station is about more than just playing music. (27mins.)

Nia's Melancholy tells of a young girl who lives in beautiful tropical North Queensland and who, after her sister's suicide, finds solace retreating into the recesses of her mind.

Harry and Mitch are two mates who go off to fight in the jungles of Papua New Guinea during World War II. (28mins.)

Fresh out of the academy, White Cop experiences his first taste of Aboriginal community life, as Black Cop puts him to the test. (5 mins.)

All that was left for the children of the dead was to remember.

Warwick Thornton’s satirical short film Mimi pokes fun at white art collectors who purchase Indigenous art purely for its investment value.
Short Drama (13 mins)

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In Arnhem Land, people believe that galka (dark heart person) is still living with us.
You will find them in the bushes with painting on their body. (10mins.)

Fantasy/Drama film ‧ 15 mins

Short Film Compilation:
Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun (14mins.)
The Farm (11mins.)
Bourke Boy (11mins.)
Nia's melancholy (10.5mins.)
Jacob (11mins.)
The Party Shoes (11mins.)
Ralph (10mins.)

(13x 5mins)
Back Seat
Nana
Kwatye
Turtle
Hush
Sharpeye
Days Like These
Done Dirt Cheap
Two Big Boys

No way to forget
Fly peewee, fly
Round up
Two bob mermaid
Payback
Black man down

Grace
Tears
My colour, your kind
Passing through
Promise
My bed, your bed