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              3 Archival description results for Australia

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              The Leftovers
              ES ES-OVNI CTX-S014-SS001-0100 · Item · 2008
              Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

              Five people challenge themselves to drive 2000 km down the east coast of Australia in a veggie oil-powered van, living on nothing but waste, in order to make a statement about today's over-consuming society. With zero money but plenty of passion, they put both themselves and society to the test.

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              ES ES-OVNI CTX-S011-SS004-0004 · Item · 1956
              Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

              An extraordinary ethnographic document of the modifications made by the residents of the Trobriand Islands, in Papua New Guinea, to the traditional British game of cricket. In response to colonialism the islanders have changed the game into an outlet for mock warfare, community interchange, tribal rivalry, sexual innuendo and a lot of riotous fun. Intercut sequences explaining traditional cricket indicate how much the game has been altered; historical footage and commentary review the history of British colonialism in the area. This is not a glimpse of a disappearing culture, but a piece of propaganda by indigenous Trobrianders in favour of their national game which, with good reason, they consider to be far superior to the English "rubbish" from which it was derived.

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              Wanja
              ES ES-OVNI CTX-S013-SS005-0004 · Item · 2008
              Part of Non-Identified Video Observatory (OVNI)

              Wanja is a documentary about “the Block”, through the eyes of Auntie Barb and the life of Wanja, her blue heeler dog, recently deceased. The community on the Block's many and varied stories of Wanja reflect on the issues affecting this indigenous community in the heart of Sydney. Auntie Barb is an elder of Redfern's community: Wanja was an integral part of the community, known to all for her ability to sniff out the police -in uniform and undercover- “the Block's guardian angel”. Through Wanja, Aunty Barb and the community's memories of this tenacious, loyal, smart and loving dog tell of the early days on the Block when there were elders and families, good housing and a strong sense of community. The stories of Wanja tell us how the tension between the community and police escalated, why the housing has continued to deteriorate and largely been demolished, and why the strength of the community - it's elders, moved on. Aunty Barb was one of the last elders forced off the Block. In spite of this, Aunty Barb continues to call the Block her community and home.