Film

Black Man's Houses

0.0

0h 58m

1993

Synopsis

In 1832 the government of Van Diemen’s Land sent the last Aboriginal resistance fighters into exile at Wybalenna on Flinders Island, bringing an end to the Black War and opening a new chapter in the struggle for justice and survival by Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Black Man’s Houses tells a dramatic story of the quest by Aboriginal people to reclaim the graves of their ancestors against a background of racism and denial. Documenting a moving memorial re-enactment of the funeral of the great chief Manalargenna, the film also charts the cultural strength and resilience of his descendants as they are forced to fight for recognition in a society that is not ready to remember the terrible events of the past.

Director

Steve Thomas

Documentary

australiacolonialismindigenous australianstasmaniaindigenous peoples

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Cast & Crew

Roy Baldwin

as George Robinson (voice)

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