Our Generation (2010)

Our Generation is a 2010 Australian documentary film about the struggle of Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory to retain their land, culture and freedom.

Date of release
2010-08-30
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Sinem Saban

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Interesting facts

Our Generation is a 2010 Australian documentary film about the struggle of Aboriginal Australians in the Northern Territory to retain their land, culture and freedom.

Production

Our Generation was created as a response to the Howard government's controversial ‘Emergency Intervention’ into remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory and the lack of mainstream media coverage of the voices and plight of people in these communities.

Production began without a script or a pre-determined story. The filmmakers talked with many Aboriginal people across the Northern Territory, and after 3 years they had compiled over 200 hours of footage. After the rough cut was completed, the film was screened in many community centres across Northeast Arnhem Land.

According to Director Sinem Saban, the film's style was inspired by Michael Moore's documentary Bowling For Columbine.

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