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Flashback: Deadly Sounds 545 – Rachael Maza
In this interview, Rachael tells us about her experiences acting in this truly inspirational story, ‘The Sapphires.’
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From slave to leader
Peter Coppin’s epic and remarkable story is masterfully told in his updated memoir – ‘Kangkushot: Life of Nyamal Lawman’.
Flashback: Deadly Sounds Episode 616 – Karla Grant
When we spoke to the presenter of SBS’ Living Black, Karla Grant, back in 2006 the show had just got a prime time slot.
The Magic Hour
The lesser known fairy tale characters are in the limelight in Ursula Yovich’s one-woman show.
It’s NAIDOC at NITV
NITV will be bringing an exciting schedule of programming to the screens to coincide with NAIDOC week.
Accolades for Pecan Summer
Pecan Summer is framed by tens of thousands of years of culture and chronicles 70 years of dispossession.
Extra shows for Patyegarang
Following a hugely successful opening, Bangarra Dance Theatre has announced six new shows.
Behind the scenes on Thursday Island
Twelve Torres Strait Islander people have received a huge opportunity to write, cast and direct their own short films.
FILM OF THE YEAR
Mabo Marking the 20th anniversary of the historic High Court decision, the film Mabo, which aired on the ABC in June 2012, retold the story of one of Australia’s national heroes: Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo – the Torres Strait Islander who spearheaded the High Court challenge that once and for all overthrew the fiction of terra […]
TELEVISION SHOW OF THE YEAR
Move it Mob Style® – NITV Move It Mob Style®, Australia’s latest dance-based youth, health and fitness TV show is all about showcasing young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s culture through dance and music. Broadcast on ABC 3 and NITV, in each episode Australia’s leading Indigenous dancers across a range of dance styles and […]
Ricardo Idagi
Ricardo Idagi is a Torres Strait Islander artist who is combining the rich artistic traditions of his ancestors on Murray Island with his own personal stories to create award-winning artworks. But Ricardo only seriously turned to art several years ago, after kicking his drinking habit. Ricardo is a unique talent who is using his art […]
Pure expression – Casey Keed
Every day, we express ourselves in countless ways. We speak, we write, we paint – Casey Keed dances. Eighteen years of age and wise beyond her years, Wiradjuri woman Casey Keed has been dancing for as long as she can remember. For NAIDOC’s 2010 Young Person of the Year, dance is about more than just […]
Hot topic: Kimberley protest
Mitch Torres is no stranger to the media. She’s an actor, writer and filmmaker, and many would know her from her role in the satirical Australian film BabaKiueria. Mitch’s latest role is shaping up as her toughest yet, as she and other concerned Kimberley residents fight to stop the construction of Woodside Petroleum’s proposed $35 […]
Edwin Mulligan: Walking in two worlds
Edwin Mulligan, Kimberley born and bred Aboriginal artist captures you with his riveting stories and takes you into another world, his world. Sitting on the old jarrah floor of a 19th century pearling house Edwin rents in Old Broome, he relays a story of his life and his inspiration to paint. “I knew at a […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Dancer of the Year
Albert David A former Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer and choreographer, Albert has since performed choreographic works by Stephen Page, Kim Walker, Bill Pengelly, Raymond Blanco, Virginia Ferris, Jason Pitt, Vivienne Rogis and Elizabeth Dalman, performing in a number of works with her Mirramu Dance Company. In 2002 Albert performed in his own work ‘Giz’, and […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Visual Artist of the Year
De Greer-Yindimincarlie Wiradjuri woman De Greer-Yindimincarlie is an award-winning Aboriginal artist, now living on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. With an impressive body of work spanning 20 years and being sold worldwide in places like the UK, US, Zimbabwe, Japan and Canada, it’s little wonder De won the South East QLD NAIDOC award 2008 for […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Outstanding Achievement in Literature
Kim Scott – That Deadman Dance The highly acclaimed 2011 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, That Deadman Dance is inspired by the history of early contact between Kim Scott’s people, the Noongar in his hometown of Albany in Western Australia, and white colonialists. In writing the novel, Kim drew on the literary traditions […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: TV Show of the Year
On the Edge – NITV The reality series ‘On the Edge’ is about life growing up as an Indigenous teen in Sydney’s western suburbs. It is a tell-all 13-part series filmed among the fringes of public housing where a group of teens and their families open up to allow Australian audiences into their homes. Under […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Female Actor of the Year
Rarriwuy Hick – Wrong Skin (play) Rarriwuy Hick, one of the performers of ‘The Chooky Dancers’ is a natural born dancer and actor. Rarriwuy recently performed in a play directed by Nigel Jamieson, Ngurrumilmarrmiriyu (Wrong Skin), a mixture of hip-hop dance, traditional Aboriginal dance and West Side Story-type choreography, which tells the story of two […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Film of the Year
Shifting Shelter 4 Acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen follows the lives of four young Aboriginal people in rural northwest NSW. This is the fourth instalment in the lives of Cindy, Danielle, Ben and Willie. Shifting Shelter 4 is a powerfully poignant insight into the lives of these four characters, who all have children now and are […]
Deadlys Nominees 2011: Male Actor of the Year
Aaron Fa’Aoso – East West 101 Aaron Fa’Aoso plays the tough islander cop Sonny Koa in the award-winning TV series East West 101, but he is also a talented director and producer who has his own new series in the pipeline – The Straits. Aaron began his acting television career in 2006 playing Eddie Gaibui […]
Windmill Baby opens in Sydney
A classic of Aboriginal theatre comes to Sydney this month when David Milroy’s Windmill Baby opens at the Belvoir Street Theatre in Surry Hills. Directed by Kylie Farmer, the play was first performed in Perth in 2005 and has since toured all over the world. Set to the backdrop of pastoral life from half a […]
Farewell to David Ngoombujarra
One of Australia’s best-known Indigenous actors, David Ngoombujarra, whose films included Australia and Rabbit-Proof Fence, has passed away in Fremantle, Western Australia. Ngoombujarra, 44, won Australian Film Institute Awards for his performances in the films Blackfellas and Black and White as well as for his performance in SBS legal drama The Circuit. He was born […]
Second chance – Greg Tait
One of the stars of the film Mad Bastards, Greg Tait opens up about his life on both sides of the law. Jail Break: Great to chat with you, Greg, and congratulations on the film – can you tell us a bit about your story? Greg Tait: I was employed with the police service for […]
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