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First Australians

Year of completion: 2008
Content type: Documentary
Format: Series
Genre: History
Duration: 7 x 52 minute episodes
Production Status: Completed

Produced by Australia's finest Aboriginal filmmakers, this astonishing series chronicles the birth of a country and the collision of two worlds. It's an epic story that comes alive through the struggles of individuals, both black and white. Beautifully filmed, the series melds landscape, art, interviews and first-hand accounts with a vast archival collection to present the birth of contemporary Australia as never seen before, from the perspective of its first people: the first Australians.

Completion Year: 2008
Genres: History
Format: Series
Production Status: Completed

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2009 — NSW Premier's Literary Awards – Scriptwriting Award

2009 — United Nations Association of Australia – Best TV Documentary

2009 — AWGIE Awards – Documentary - Public Broadcast

2009 — Australian Film Institute – Best Documentary Series

2009 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd – Best Direction in a Documentary Series

2009 — TV Week Logie Awards – Most Outstanding Documentary

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