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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 54 sec.) ; 164902986 bytes |
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*Coarse language. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died*Anatomy: Eye is the first of three short films telling unusual and compelling stories which explore how sexuality and the body work together as driving forces in the creative process. All stories told touch upon a wide range of human experience and emotion and venture well beyond the boundaries of traditional arts documentaries. The three films, Eye, Mind and Face, showcase the work of four of Australia's talented new generation of filmmakers. Directed by Andy Canny and Donna McCrum, Eye follows award-winning Indigenous photographer Bindi Cole as she travels from her Melbourne home to the far north of Australia to document the beautiful transgender 'Sistergirls' of the Tiwi Islands. It is a journey that defies existing stereotypes of what it means to be an Indigenous Australian today. It is the story of Bindi's next attempt to artistically question what constitutes an Aboriginal identity. After meeting the loud and proud drag performer 'Foxxy Empire', alter ego of Tiwi Islander Jason De Santis, Melbourne girl Bindi accepts Foxxy's curious invitation. Foxxy has invited Bindi to document his private, cultural, remote 'Sistergirl' world.Arriving on the beautiful island shores of the Tiwi Islands, Bindi announces her artistic intention to create 12 photographic portraits of this fascinating group of Sistergirls. She meets the girls and is bowled over by their larger than life 'mother' Crystal Love. However, her excitement soon dims as the logistical difficulties and cultural protocol an outsider faces when coming into a remote Indigenous community, becomes a reality. PRODUCTION DETAILS:Anatomy is produced by Matchbox Pictures in association with Film Victoria, Screen Australia and ABC TV. Producers: Polly Staniford, Michael McMahon and Tony Ayres; ABC Commissioning Editor: Amanda Duthie Classification: MA |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2011-02-01 at 22:00:00 |
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Classification: MA |
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Body image -- Sex differences.
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Documentary films -- Production and direction.
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Law, Aboriginal Australian.
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Transgender people -- Identity.
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Transsexuals -- Psychology.
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Transsexuals -- Social conditions.
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Northern Territory -- Tiwi Islands.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Canny, Andy, director
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Cole, Bindi, contributor
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Empire, Foxxy, contributor
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McCrum, Donna, director
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