| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, 26 min., 25 sec.) |
| Series |
The CAAMA collection |
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CAAMA collection.
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| Summary |
Every night, Indigenous radio announcer and DJ, Kenny, hosts the Green Bush show for Aboriginal communities. Isolated at the station, he takes requests for music, while at the same time coping with the pressure of the community around him. Based on his own experiences as a radio DJ in Alice Springs in central Australia, Warwick Thornton (later director of the award-winning feature, Samson and Delilah) made an international impact with this graceful and powerful short drama. At one level, the film explores the role of the media in Aboriginal communities where the radio station serves as both a physical gathering-place as well as providing a musical and verbal bond that connects disparate segments of the community. But through the story of Kenny, played by David Page, the film also comments quietly and effectively on concepts of manhood, leadership and community responsibility. "A film that crackles with the music of politics, humanity, ideas and humour as it tells the story of a man's daily struggle to sustain his fragmented community and keep the pain at bay"--Berlin International Film Festival notes. [Winner- Best Short Film, Panorama Section, 2005 Berlin Film Festival ; In competition - 2005 Sundance Film festival] --Kanopy |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005 |
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This version produced by Ronin Films |
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"Developed and produced in association with the Indigenous Unit of the Australian Film Commission; produced in association with SBS Independent." |
| Credits |
Warwick Thornton, writer/director ; Kath Shelper, producer |
| Cast |
David Page, Ted Egan Jangala, Leo Wayne, Audrey Martin |
| Notes |
Originally produced Alice Springs, N.T., CAAMA Productions, 2005 |
| Subject |
Disc jockeys -- Australia -- Drama
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Aboriginal Australians -- Drama
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Radio programs -- Social aspects -- Australia -- Drama
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Radio programs -- Social aspects.
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Disc jockeys.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Short films.
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Internet videos.
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Drama.
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Short films.
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Internet videos.
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Courts métrages.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Thornton, Warwick, film director, screenwriter.
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Shelper, Kath, film producer.
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Page, David (Actor), actor
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Jangala, Ted Egan, actor
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Martin, Jean (Jean Audrey), 1945- actor
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Wayne, Leo, actor
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CAAMA Productions.
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Australian Film Commission. Indigenous Unit.
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