Movies and TvShows featuring "aboriginal-australian" theme.

In 1940s Australia, a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy arrives at a remote monastery run by a renegade nun. His presence disturbs the delicate spiritual struggle and reveals the cost of survival.

Gogglebox Australia is a reality TV show that captures the genuine reactions of everyday Australians as they comment on the biggest TV shows.

In Mystery Road, an Australian TV show set in the outback, a detective investigates a murder while facing racism and betrayal. The show explores themes of family relationships, friendship, and the clash of cultures. As the detective uncovers the truth, he must navigate the challenges of a harsh landscape and a town filled with secrets.

When the Mystery Inc. gang travels to Australia, they find themselves wrapped up in a mystery involving a vampire rock band and a music festival. As they investigate, they encounter a fake vampire, a dingo, and a cave full of secrets. Along the way, they rely on their courage, humor, and the help of their loyal dog Scooby-Doo to solve the case and save the day.

Boney is an Australian television series produced by Fauna Productions during 1971 and 1972, featuring James Laurenson in the title role of Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Two series, each of thirteen episodes were filmed. The series is centred on Bonaparte, a half-Australian Aboriginal character, created by Arthur Upfield, who wrote twenty nine novels about him from 1929 until his death in 1964.

In the Australian outback, a German geologist becomes embroiled in a legal and environmental dispute when a mining company threatens to destroy a sacred Aboriginal site. As tensions rise, the geologist must navigate the complexities of indigenous rights, tribal customs, and the destruction of wildlife habitat. The trial becomes a symbolic battle between progress and the preservation of ancient cultures.

Writer and Director Warwick Thornton has assembled a collection of the most poignant, sad, funny and absurd ghost stories from around Australia. He will bring them to life with the help of some of Australia's most iconic actors as the storytellers.

An escaped asylum seeker encounters an Aboriginal man on a remote Australian beach. She must decide whether to trust him or  journey on alone.

Utopia is a powerful documentary that exposes the systemic issues faced by the Aboriginal people in Australia, including poverty, lack of access to basic amenities, and government policies that perpetuate racism and inequality. The film takes a critical look at the historical and contemporary factors that have contributed to the marginalization of the indigenous population.

Brenda's first memories were of growing up in a loving white foster family, before she was suddenly taken away and returned to her Aboriginal family. Decades later, she feels disconnected from both halves of her life. But the traumas of her past do not lie quietly buried. So, she goes searching for the foster family with whom she had lost all contact. Along the way she uncovers long-buried secrets, government lies, and the possibility for deeper connections to family and culture. The Last Daughter is a documentary about Brenda's journey to unearth the truth about her past, and to reconcile the two sides of her family.

A middle aged Aboriginal woman lives on her own in the community. Trapped in routine, Grace is determined to remain lonely and bored as punishment for her sins. With her days lost in the humdrum of a life alone and the mistakes of the past, Grace waits – for death or change, whichever comes first.

Our Generation is a documentary that delves into the lives of Indigenous Australians living in the Northern Territory. It sheds light on the challenges they face and their fight for equal rights and recognition. The film aims to create awareness about the issues affecting the Aboriginal community in Australia and advocate for change. Through personal stories and powerful imagery, it presents a compelling narrative that seeks to bring about positive social change.

This documentary focuses on the sacred sites in and around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in central Australia, and the struggle of the Arrernte people to identify, document and preserve these sites in the face of rapid urban expansion and property development.

Kimberley Traditional Owners question what meaningful negotiation looks like and offer humanising portraits of those at the centre of this battle in Australia’s spectacular north-west corner, which governments aspire to make "the future economic powerhouse of Australia". With the highest percentage of Aboriginal people living on Country in Australia, what will this mean for the Kimberley’s custodians, lands and cultures, and will they survive these pressures?

This documentary explores the history of Australia's Indigenous Peoples, focusing on their fight for rights, their struggles against colonialism and discrimination, and the impact of these events on their lives.

Coles Smith, an actor and Nyikina man, grew up surrounded by the astounding beauty of the Kimberley. But there is deep heartache ingrained below the surface of this postcard-perfect landscape: the rate of suicide among the region’s young First Nations men is alarmingly high. For Coles Smith, these terrible statistics – some of the most troubling in the world – are more than just numbers; his best friend tragically took his own life when they were in their 20s. Keeping Hope follows his intensely personal search for answers and, hopefully, solutions.

This film explores the pressures experienced by Aboriginal women living in the city, and the effect that these pressures also have on their men and their children. In spite of all life's difficulties, the women seem to survive the urban environment better than the men. Their humour, intelligence and resilience in the face of adversity shines through.

The Aboriginal people of Stradbroke Island call the local dolphins by rhythmically hitting the water surface, so that the dolphins drive smaller fishes off into their fishing nets.

When former Afghan Refugee Muzafar Ali discovers that Afghans have been an integral part of Australia for over 160 years, he begins to photograph their descendants in a search to define his own new Afghan-Australian identity. However, his journey takes an unexpected turn when the Taliban take over Afghanistan, leading to a conflict between his old country and his new home.

The 1981 murder trial of Alwyn Peter made Australian legal history when his defence lawyer successfully argued that charges of murder and manslaughter were inappropriate for dispossessed, semi-tribal Aborigines.