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National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive

Portraits of prominent First Nations Australians

In these portraits, prominent First Nations Australians talk about their lives.

Interview subjects include filmmakers David Gulpilil, Rachel Perkins and Wayne Blair.

This collection also includes profiles of sporting stars like Mark Ella, Nova Peris and Anthony Mundine, and artists Albert Namatjira, Mervyn Bishop and Tracey Moffatt.

You can also watch Australian Biography interviews with Charles Perkins, Faith Bandler, Lowitja O'Donoghue and more.

WARNING: this collection contain names, images or voices of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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