Warwick Thornton Movies

  • 2015
    The Way of the Ngangkari

    The Way of the Ngangkari

    The Way of the Ngangkari

    02015HD

    The Way of the Ngangkari
  • 1970
    First Warrior

    First Warrior

    First Warrior

    01970HD

    Australia was colonized in the late 1700s. Pemulwuy, a man of the Bidjigal tribes — from the region that is today modern-day Sydney — led...

    First Warrior
  • 2011
    Here I Am

    Here I Am

    Here I Am

    5.12011HD

    'Here I Am' is driven by three generations of Aboriginal women - Karen Lee Burden, her mother Lois and her daughter Rosie. When Karen is released...

    Here I Am
  • 2012
    In the Air

    In the Air

    In the Air

    02012HD

    Jealousy is a curse. She's her own worse enemy, jealous, impulsive, sabotages herself, awake or asleep, in snagging her man, who is a reluctant...

    In the Air
  • 2007
    Nana

    Nana

    Nana

    6.32007HD

    While on Night Patrol, Nana (Mitjili Napanangka Gibson) and another old Aunty (Noreen Robertson Nampijinpa) stop some grog runners from entering the...

    Nana
  • 2004
    Wirriya: Small Boy

    Wirriya: Small Boy

    Wirriya: Small Boy

    02004HD

    This moving documentary is a record of a few hours in the life of a small 7 year old boy, Ricco, from Hidden Valley, one of the many town camps on...

    Wirriya: Small Boy
  • 2017
    Coat of Arms

    Coat of Arms

    Coat of Arms

    02017HD

    A Japanese tourist enjoying a relaxed car journey through the beauty and tranquility of the Australian desert collides with a violent moment in time....

    Coat of Arms
  • 1998
    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters

    01998HD

    MARLUKU WIRLINYI is a tale of kangaroo hunting that weaves its way through Dreamtime, to the present and back again. A group of old Warlpiri men...

    Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
  • 2020
    Meth Kelly

    Meth Kelly

    Meth Kelly

    02020HD

    Meth Kelly explores how Australia’s colonial frontier narrative has been shaped by the imaginary heroic actions of the cult figure Ned Kelly....

    Meth Kelly
  • 2007
    Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight

    Burning Daylight

    02007HD

    Burning Daylight is a dance/film project. The performance is set from late one night until dawn in a transit zone outside a notorious pub on a...

    Burning Daylight
  • 2001
    Ngangkari

    Ngangkari

    Ngangkari

    02001HD

    With their ancient knowledge, traditional healers play a vital role in Aboriginal communities. This film follows three Ngangkari as they go about...

    Ngangkari
  • 2005
    The Lore of Love

    The Lore of Love

    The Lore of Love

    02005HD

    Jessie Bartlett a shy 18 year old girl, learns the lores of love from her mischievous Pintubi grandmothers, Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi. A film about...

    The Lore of Love
  • 2005
    The Old Man and the Inland Sea

    The Old Man and the Inland Sea

    The Old Man and the Inland Sea

    02005HD

    This beautiful documentary is a character study of an old man named Norman Hayes Jagamarra who gave up droving and came to Coober Pedy decades ago to...

    The Old Man and the Inland Sea
  • 1999
    Stone Forever

    Stone Forever

    Stone Forever

    51999HD

    Over 30,000 bikers turned up in 1998 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Stone and recreate the funeral scene.

    Stone Forever
  • 2004
    Mparntwe Sacred Sites

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites

    02004HD

    This documentary focuses on the sacred sites in and around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in central Australia, and the struggle of the Arrernte people to...

    Mparntwe Sacred Sites
  • 2008
    Dark Science

    Dark Science

    Dark Science

    02008HD

    1910 Swedish scientist, Eric Mjoberg, led an expedition to Australia. DARK SCIENCE travels in Mjoberg's footsteps to visit the communities he robbed,...

    Dark Science
  • 2000
    Buried Country

    Buried Country

    Buried Country

    02000HD

    Buried Country was a cross-media juggernaut – book, film, CD – that first came out in 2000. The book was published by Pluto Press,...

    Buried Country
  • 2003
    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

    02003HD

    Two brothers and their journey into a long night of desperate living in Alice Springs.

    Cold Turkey
  • 2005
    Plains Empty

    Plains Empty

    Plains Empty

    02005HD

    A woman living in a deserted mining camp might not be the only person hiding out there.

    Plains Empty
  • 2012
    The Oysterman

    The Oysterman

    The Oysterman

    02012HD

    A young Aboriginal oyster farmer meets an aerial artist when the circus comes to town and must decide whether he will follow in his family footsteps...

    The Oysterman