Arkhaios Fim Festival: Homeland Story

Name: Arkhaios Fim Festival: Homeland Story
Start: 2024-10-17T17:30:00-05:00
Location: 6050 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36688

Schedule

Thu Oct 17 2024 at 05:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

6050 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36688 | Mobile, AL

Homeland Story
When: 5:30 pm, Thurs, Oct. 17
Where: USA Archaeology Museum
6050 USA Drive South
Mobile, Alabama 36608
An Arkhaios Film Fest Movie Showtime
Hosted by the USA Student Anthropology Society
Watch the Trailer: https://vimeo.com/945063807/a560f7c863
Director/Producer Glenda Hambly, Ronin Films, (Australia)
Homeland Story is an intimate portrait of Donydji, a small Indigenous community in North East Arnhem Land in the far north of Australia. Homelands are situated on the land of the people who live there. They are of central importance to their identity and culture. The film charts the Donydji community's transition from nomadic life to the digital age, from the 1960s to the present day. One family is featured, across three generations, from the traditional Elder, Dhulutarama, who still
knew how to make stone tools, to his grand-daughter, Joanne Yindiri Guyula, who teaches at the Donydji school. It is a moving portrait of the family's struggle to preserve their culture and remain on their Homeland despite the severe obstacles they face: sub-standard education, deplorable service
delivery, lack of job opportunities for the youth, inadequate government policy, bureaucratic mismanagement and pressure from mining interests. Homeland Story is a moving portrait of a resilient and determined community facing the challenges of maintaining their Donydji Homeland and preserving their vibrant culture.