Through music and footage of dance, Ian Colless weaves a tale, of his upbringing as a Gundungurra man, his home in the Blue Mountains and the journey to becoming a dancer. Ian has found a way to combine the various cultures and identities within him through dance, making his body a symbol of reconciliation and giving his people a voice.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001923
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australian theater
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Attitudes
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Biography
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Cultural assimilation
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Dances
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Music
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Indigenous peoples
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australian theater
Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Dances
Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Music
Music & Performing Arts → Dance
Music & Performing Arts → Dance music
Music & Performing Arts → Dancers - Australia - Interviews
Music & Performing Arts → Dancing - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Music and dance
Music & Performing Arts → Music and dance - Cross-cultural studies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVCAM; Master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy