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'Against the backdrop of Australia's tangled colonial and Indigenous history, Putuparri and the Rainmakers explores one man's struggle to fulfil his destiny.'
'Tom "Putuparri" Lawford is a man caught between two worlds: his past and present in modern society, where he battles with alcoholism and domestic violence; and his future as a leader of his people, reconnecting with his ancestral lands, learning about his traditional culture and shouldering his responsibility to pass this knowledge on to the next generation.' (Source: MIFF website)
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2010
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Art exhibition Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route tells the story of the Canning Stock Route's impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. (Source: National Museum Australia website)
Works about this Work
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Documentary Is on East Coast City Tour
2016
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 February no. 619 2016; (p. 15) 'Award-winning documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, which followed the story of Wangkatjungka man Tom Lawford for more than a decade, is touring the east coast...' -
Putuparri and the Rainmakers
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Land Rights News , November vol. 5 no. 3 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV 'Kurtal, the 'lost waterhold' at the heart of this moving documentary, has much in common with Kurlpurlunu...' -
Lore of the Desert
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 December 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV -
A Tale of Life, Time and Culture
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2015; (p. 29)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV -
'Rainmakers' Wins Film Prize
2015
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 September no. 609 2015; (p. 4)'Putuparri and the Rainmakers has won the 2015 CinefestOZ $100,000 Film Prize, Australia's richest film award...'
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A Tale of Life, Time and Culture
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2015; (p. 29)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV -
Lore of the Desert
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 December 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV -
Putuparri and the Rainmakers
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Land Rights News , November vol. 5 no. 3 2015; (p. 24)
— Review of Putuparri and the Rainmakers 2015 single work film/TV 'Kurtal, the 'lost waterhold' at the heart of this moving documentary, has much in common with Kurlpurlunu...' -
'Rainmakers' Wins Film Prize
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 9 September no. 609 2015; (p. 4)'Putuparri and the Rainmakers has won the 2015 CinefestOZ $100,000 Film Prize, Australia's richest film award...'
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Documentary Is on East Coast City Tour
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 February no. 619 2016; (p. 15) 'Award-winning documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, which followed the story of Wangkatjungka man Tom Lawford for more than a decade, is touring the east coast...'
Awards
- 2015 winner CinéfestOz Film Prize
- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
- Fitzroy Crossing, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
