COUNTRYMAN

Relationship to the land and importance of the environment
Exploration of cultural history
Human Rights in the context of First Nations lived experience
Migrant and First Nations experience of dispossession and dislocation
Family separation
Stolen Generation
Mixed race experience
The role of women in modern and traditional society
Diaspora experience
Reconciliation and healing
Truth telling

COUNTRYMAN connects families and communities in a process of healing and reconciliation.
It’s a journey that explores identity, belonging and our relationship to our ancestral lands.

Through watching this documentary we hope to create a positive shift in the perception of people both to First Nations and Immigrant Australian cultures and communities, and show how much we actually do have in common. COUNTRYMAN will bring communities together to share and learn from each other. It will encourage viewers to think about identity, environment, cultural history and reconciliation.

We have received some funding from the Croatian Government as the film is partially an ethnographic exploration of Croatian Migration to Australia. This partnership has resulted in broad exposure to the Croatian Government, Media and the local Australian communities. A broader range of partnerships with government organisations, NGO’s, corporations and individuals will ensure the film has a broader outreach and impact.

We hope viewers will see that Immigrant and Indigenous cultures are alive and well and still being practiced in the many Countries of Australia. We want them to reflect on the nature of identity, Country and our own shared histories.