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Jun 9, 2021 · The Twelve Canoes website showcases 12 short, linked audiovisual pieces, plus extras, that together paint a compelling portrait of the history, culture and place of the Yolngu people. The homeland of the Yolngu people is the Arafura Swamp of north-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Oct 3, 2009 · Twelve Canoes is a series of short films directed by Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds, featuring the culture and history of the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land in Australia. The films are inspired by the ancient Yolngu story of the creation of the world and the twelve canoes that carried the ancestors.
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- Rolf de Heer, Molly Reynolds
- 2009-10-03
Following the world-wide success of Oscar winning feature film Ten Canoes, the indigenous Yolngu... The oldest culture in the world meets the newest technology.
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Twelve Canoes is a documentary follow-up to his Un Certain Regard winning feature, Ten Canoes. He co-directs with Molly Reynolds, but both are really acting as a conduit here for the Yolngu to tell their own tales. It’s an incredible learning experience — the world’s oldest living culture is… more. Mike Kennedy ★★★★★.
- Rolf de Heer, Molly Reynolds
Oct 18, 2016 · Watch trailer. Genres: Documentary. Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. “We live in Arnhem Land, in Northern Territory of Australia. For long time our people been wanting to show our culture to the world. We made that film, TEN CANOES. That was really beginning of it.
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TWELVE CANOES: Consisting of twelve video pieces that provide a visual portrait of the history, culture and environment of the Yolngu people of the Arafura swamp of north-central Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory. Once a video piece has been ac-cessed, its companion short videos are accessible through the ‘extras’ link.
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