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Balanda and the Bark Canoes, The
- Year of completion
- 2006
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- Arts, Culture, History
- Duration
- 52 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
'We are making a movie. The story is the story of those that live on this land, in their language, and set a long time before the coming of the Balanda, as we white people are known. For the people of the Arafura Swamp, this film is an opportunity, maybe a last chance, to hold on to the old ways. For all of us, the challenges are unexpected, the task beyond anything imagined. For me, it is the most difficult film I have made, in the most foreign land I've been to... and it is Australia.' Rolf de Heer
Cast and Crew
Executive Producer
Sue MurrayAwards
2006 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia
2006 — The Sydney Film Festival
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Fandango Australia Pty LtdProduction Company
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