Warwick Thornton Movies

  • 2005
    5 Seasons

    5 Seasons

    5 Seasons

    02005HD

    In these fast and modern times, the Numurindi people are still guided by the seasons and stories of the Dreamtime. This observational documentary...

    5 Seasons
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2012
    The Sapphires

    The Sapphires

    The Sapphires

    6.82012HD

    It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as...

    The Sapphires
  • 2011
    Here I Am

    Here I Am

    Here I Am

    5.12011HD

    'Here I Am' is driven by three generations of Aboriginal women - Karen Lee Burden, her mother Lois and her daughter Rosie. When Karen is released...

    Here I Am
  • 2018
    Sweet Country

    Sweet Country

    Sweet Country

    6.5752018HD

    In 1929, an Australian Aboriginal stockman kills a white station owner in self-defense and goes on the lam, pursued by a posse.

    Sweet Country
  • 2010
    Intervention 2 Years On

    Intervention 2 Years On

    Intervention 2 Years On

    02010HD

    This impassioned documentary was rejected for broadcast by ABC TV as "biased" and lacking "balance". John Howard introduced the Intervention...

    Intervention 2 Years On
  • 1998
    Promise

    Promise

    Promise

    01998HD

    An old woman, overseeing her granddaughter making some damper, is asked how she came to be betrothed or “promised” at a young age.

    Promise
  • 2002
    Mimi

    Mimi

    Mimi

    5.52002HD

    A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life.

    Mimi
  • 2010
    Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles

    Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles

    Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles

    02010HD

    We meet Warumungu elder Leslie Foster, senior Traditional Owner of country around this famous phenomenon south of Tennant Creek in Central Australia....

    Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
  • 2007
    Willaberta Jack

    Willaberta Jack

    Willaberta Jack

    02007HD

    Willaberta Jack
  • 1998
    My Bed Your Bed

    My Bed Your Bed

    My Bed Your Bed

    01998HD

    This short romantic drama from Erica Glynn uses the power of silence to communicate the tension between two characters who have been promised to each...

    My Bed Your Bed
  • 1999
    Stone Forever

    Stone Forever

    Stone Forever

    61999HD

    Over 30,000 bikers turned up in 1998 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Stone and recreate the funeral scene.

    Stone Forever
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2006
    My Brother Vinnie

    My Brother Vinnie

    My Brother Vinnie

    02006HD

    My Brother Vinnie
  • 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
  • 2007
    Nana

    Nana

    Nana

    6.22007HD

    While on Night Patrol, Nana (Mitjili Napanangka Gibson) and another old Aunty (Noreen Robertson Nampijinpa) stop some grog runners from entering the...

    Nana
  • 2000
    Buried Country

    Buried Country

    Buried Country

    02000HD

    Buried Country was a cross-media juggernaut – book, film, CD – that first came out in 2000. The book was published by Pluto Press,...

    Buried Country
  • 2005
    The Lore of Love

    The Lore of Love

    The Lore of Love

    02005HD

    Jessie Bartlett a shy 18 year old girl, learns the lores of love from her mischievous Pintubi grandmothers, Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi. A film about...

    The Lore of Love