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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Political Activists”
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Year of production
“1997”
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short films
1
Region
Australia
1
Middle and Near East
1
Country
Australia
1
Israel
1
Keywords
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
1
Land Rights
1
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
1
Life Story / Life History
1
Political Activists
2
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Public Figure
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Resistance
1
Directors
Graham, Trevor
1
Hill, Joanna
1
Series
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
1
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1997
2
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Film list
Mabo: Life of an Island Man
1997
87
‘
Directed by
Trevor Graham
.
On June 3rd 1992, six months after Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo’s tragic death, the High Court upheld his claim that Murray Islanders held native title to land in the Torres Strait. The legal fiction
Australia
Public Figure
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Life Story / Life History
Political Activists
Land Rights
Law and Legislation / Bureaucracy
Women of a Divided Land
1997
22
‘
Directed by
Joanna Hill
.
This film follows the activities of Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists in Jerusalem and the West Bank, portraying both the collective and individual experiences of resistance.
Middle and Near East
Resistance
Political Activists
Religion / Belief / Faith