Keith Namatjira and his relatives paint in the style of his famous father, Albert and live in an artist’s camp on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The film highlights problems which the Namatjiras confront in their relationship with the world outside their community.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303311
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Treatment
Aboriginal Australia → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alice Springs (N.T.)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Painting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Aboriginal Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Landscape painting - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Namatjira, Albert, 1902-1959
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
History → Aboriginal Australians - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)