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1 online resource (streaming video file) (61 minutes): .flv file, sound |
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On Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. It was one of the worst natural disasters to strike Australia, and the subsequent evacuation of most of the city's population was a highly contentious military-style operation that is unparalleled in Australian history. Now, over 40 years later, many of the stories that have gone untold, particularly those of Aboriginal people, can be revealed. BLOWN AWAY is a story full of drama and tragedy, heroism and bloody-minded stupidity, told by the people who were there. Nominated for Best Documentary Directing at the **Australian Directors Guild Awards**. "*This is living history...deliberately provocative...vivid and illuminating...Survivors bring to life the night of the cyclone and the nightmarish weeks that followed...Footage of the aftermath is powerful, as is the depiction of a vanishing era.*" - Stephen Brook, **The Australian** |
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Title from title frames |
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Film |
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In Process Record |
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Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2014 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Cyclones -- Cyclone Tracy, 1974 -- Natural disasters
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
MacLean, Danielle, film director
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Ronin Films (Firm),
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Kanopy (Firm)
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