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Directed by | Molly Reynolds |
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Narrated by | David Gulpilil |
Cinematography | Matt Nettheim |
Edited by | Tania Nehme |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | Australia |
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Another Country is a 2015 documentary film about the intersection of traditional Australian Aboriginal culture and modern Australian culture. It features actor David Gulpilil narrating a story about his home community of Ramininging in the Northern Territory.[1]
The documentary examines how a traditional way of life has been disrupted by a dominant new culture, and the consequences that has had for the Yolngu people.[2] It speaks in particular of the Ramingining community but reflects on more universal ramifications for remote communities in Australia.[3] Another Country is aimed at a non-Indigenous audience and intends to help the audience understand Aboriginal culture and listen to what Aboriginal people have to say.[3][4][5]
David Gulpilil, the Yolngu actor who narrates Another Country, described the documentary as "the best thing anyone can learn about us!".[6]
Another Country premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2015.[7] It was selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016.[8]
Another County was nominated for two awards at the 6th AACTA Awards: Best Cinematography in a Documentary award and Best Sound in a Documentary.[9] The documentary won the Grand Prix at the 2016 FIFO Pacific International Film Festival.[8][10] At the 2016 ATOM Awards it won Best Documentary – General, as well as Best Documentary – History and Best Documentary – Social & Political Issues.[11]