| Uniform Title |
Ten canoes (Motion picture : 2006) |
| Title |
Ten canoes. |
| Published |
Australia : Madman Entertainment : Distributed by The AV Channel, 2007. |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (92 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. Cultural sensitivity advisory notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this item may contain names, recordings, images, photographs, illustrations and text of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. |
| Madman Entertainment : MMA2550. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in Australia in 2006. |
| Ten Canoes is the first ever major Australian feature film completely filmed in an Indigenous Aboriginal language. |
| "One hundred and fifty spears, ten canoes, three wives...trouble." -- Cover. |
| "A film by Rolf De Heer and the People of the Ramingining" -- Cover. |
| Special features: Interviews with Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr ; feature slideshow ; short documentaries ; trailer and a Study guide (DVD-ROM). |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Contents |
Feature movie (92 minutes) -- DVD features (120 minutes). Interviews: Rolf de Heer; Peter Djigirr -- Features slideshow: people, places and 10 canoes -- Short documentaries: Making a canoe ; Building huts ; Making spears ; Arnhem weaving ; Dolly dolly ; Long neck turtle hunt -- Original theatrical trailer -- Aerial map of Arnhem Land -- Thomson Time photo gallery". |
| Credits |
Directed by Rolf de Heer ; co-director, Peter Djigirr ; written by Rolf de Heer in consultation with the People of Ramingining. |
| Performers |
Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu, Frances Djulibing & David Gulpilil as The Storyteller. |
| Summary |
Ten canoes tells the story of the people of the Arafura swamp, in their language, and is set a long time before the coming of the Balanda, as white people were known. Dayindi covets one of the wives of his older brother. To teach him the proper way, he is told a story from the mythical past, a story of wrong love, kidnapping, sorcery, bungling mayhem and revenge gone wrong. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region All, PAL, anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
Aboriginal and English. English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Winner of 3 FCCA Awards, 2006: Best Film; Best Cinematography; Best Editing. |
| Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)Drama |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)Social life and customs -- Drama |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)Antiquities -- Drama |
| Yolngu (Australian people) -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land (N.T.)Drama |
| Yolngu (Australian people)xSocial life and customs -- Drama |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Ramingining (N.T.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| First Nations.Ethnographic films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
De Heer, Rolf, 1951- director. |
| Djigirr, Peter director. |
| Gulpilil, Jamie actor. |
| Kurddal, Crusoe, 1961- actor. |
| Birrinbirrin, Richard, 1953- actor. |
| Minygululu, Peter actor. |
| Djulibing, Frances actor. |
| Gulpilil actor. |
| Added Meeting Names |
Adelaide International Film Festival |
| Added titles |
Making a canoe. |
| Building huts. |
| Making spears. |
| Arnhem weaving. |
| Dolly dolly. |
| Long neck turtle hunt. |
| It's a drag. |
| Yolngu culture. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Adelaide International Film Festival .
- Birrinbirrin, Richard, 1953- .
- De Heer, Rolf, 1951- .
- Djigirr, Peter .
- Djulibing, Frances .
- Gulpilil .
- Gulpilil, Jamie .
- Kurddal, Crusoe, 1961- .
- Minygululu, Peter .
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