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Screen shot from the film Kanyini
form y separately published work icon Kanyini single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Kanyini
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Kanyini is a story told by an Aboriginal man, Bob Randall, who lives beside the greatest monolith in the world, Uluru in Central Australia.

Based on Bob's own personal journey and the wisdom he learnt from the old people living in the bush, Bob tells the tale of why Indigenous people are now struggling in a modern world and what needs to be done for Indigenous people to move forward.

A tale of Indigenous wisdom clashing against materialist notions of progress, this is not only a story of one man and his people but the story of the human race.' Source: http://www.kanyini.com/ (Sighted 30/08/2007).

Notes

  • Kanyini was voted 'best documentary' at the London Australian Film Festival 2007.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      :       Hopscotch Films ,       2005 .
      Extent: 53 min.p.
      Note/s:
      • The federal government has refused to support the film because it has been deemed ‘negative’.
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Songman : The Story of an Aboriginal Elder of Uluru Bob Randall , Sue Wagner (editor), Paul W. Newbury (editor), Sydney : ABC Books , 2003 Z1043966 2003 single work life story

'Like other members of the Stolen Generation, Bob Randall was taken away from his family by white authorities. He was seven years old. As an adult he began the long process of finding his family again...and establishing a career as an Aboriginal educator. He is now a renowned singer and performer...

Woven through Randall's story like the Rainbow Serpent is a clear account of the Aboriginal worldview and philosophy...At once a gripping autobiography and an outstanding lucid account of Aboriginal spirituality and belief...' Source: Publisher's blurb

y separately published work icon Nyuntu Ninti : (What You Should Know) Bob Randall , Melanie Hogan , Sydney : ABC Books , 2008 Z1519647 2008 single work children's fiction children's (taught in 1 units)

'In this beautiful photographic book for young children, Bob Randall explains, in a simple but effective way, the Anangu people's relationship to all that is around them, and why we must learn to care for the earth, its plants and its creatures.' (Source: ABC Shop website)
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Works about this Work

Program Will Promote Film 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 February no. 419 2008; (p. 54)
Program Will Promote Film 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 February no. 419 2008; (p. 54)
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Last amended 15 Nov 2016 07:59:13
Melanie Hogan
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  • Uluru, South West Northern Territory, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
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