Hey, are you Filo? Are you Vietnamese? Are you Australian? Well, Australia is known for their diverse multi-cultural aspect, but was it always an inclusive country? Good morning everyone and welcome to the Australia Day Film Festival, which I am very thrilled to commence today in sunny Brisbane. Australia is a major heritage site for the aboriginals due to them being the traditional owners of the land, where they formed their traditional culture along with developing a contemporary culture of which involved an incursion, leading to be treated disrespectfully. This is represented through two popular Aborigine films. The first film is Ten Canoes, made in 2006 and was directed by Rolf De Heer and Peter Dijigirr. It is a very traditional Aborigine film, that shows aspects of Aboriginal society and culture, which are largely not understood and falsely judged to be worthless.
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Bran Nue Dae was made in 2009 and directed by Rachel Perkins. This film views the contemporary culture of Aborigines which involved the white settlements. Willie, a main character from Bran Nue Dae refuses to listen to go along with his priest punishment, therefore he ends up running away and comes to realisation that there is much more out there to experience and learn from. Aboriginals maybe looked down upon, but they sure are seen as the protagonist throughout both films, especially Willie and the leader
Bran Nue Dae was made in 2009 and directed by Rachel Perkins. This film views the contemporary culture of Aborigines which involved the white settlements. Willie, a main character from Bran Nue Dae refuses to listen to go along with his priest punishment, therefore he ends up running away and comes to realisation that there is much more out there to experience and learn from. Aboriginals maybe looked down upon, but they sure are seen as the protagonist throughout both films, especially Willie and the leader