Warwick Thornton Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1996
    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback

    01996HD

    Paddy finds there are two separate laws, the white and the black.

    From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
  • 2005
    Green Bush

    Green Bush

    Green Bush

    02005HD

    An Australian Aboriginal DJ realizes that his job at the country radio station is about more than just playing music.

    Green Bush
  • 2015
    Black Chook

    Black Chook

    Black Chook

    02015HD

    They were Australia’s bad days. Men killed other men and laughed. All that was left for the children of the dead was to remember. If they had...

    Black Chook
  • 2007
    Tnorala - Baby Falling

    Tnorala - Baby Falling

    Tnorala - Baby Falling

    02007HD

    Tnorala is the Aboriginal name for Gosse's Bluff, a dramatic meteorite impact crater set in a vast plain 175km west of Alice Springs. This...

    Tnorala - Baby Falling
  • 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
  • 2011
    Stranded

    Stranded

    Stranded

    02011HD

    Stranded
  • 2002
    My Mother India

    My Mother India

    My Mother India

    02002HD

    Patricia Uberoi, an Australian woman, married an Indian professor in the 60s and moved to his home in New Delhi. They raised three children there,...

    My Mother India
  • 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
  • 1991
    Satellite Dreaming

    Satellite Dreaming

    Satellite Dreaming

    01991HD

    Satellite Dreaming
  • 2000
    Willigan's Fitzroy

    Willigan's Fitzroy

    Willigan's Fitzroy

    02000HD

    WILLIGAN'S FITZROY takes us to the small Aboriginal community of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia. Through the eyes of the local Aboriginal...

    Willigan's Fitzroy
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2005
    Beyond Sorry

    Beyond Sorry

    Beyond Sorry

    102005HD

    54 years after being stolen from her traditional Aboriginal family under Australian Government policy, Zita Wallace is coming home. Guided by her...

    Beyond Sorry
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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