Paul Sinclair Paul Sinclair i(A2415 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon Youth at the Zoo ( dir. Paul Sinclair ) Australia : Mirri Mirri Productions , 2016 15417556 2016 single work film/TV

'Taronga Zoo has a number of Indigenous youth volunteers known as YATZ (Youth at the Zoo) toil away during school holidays, ensuring animals are well fed, cleaned and presentable for public.'  (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon NRL All Stars Youth Summit ( dir. Paul Sinclair ) Australia : National Indigenous Television Mirri Mirri Productions , 2016 15411679 2016 single work film/TV

'In February 2015, sixty Indigenous youth travelled to the Gold Coast to participate in a four-day NRL All Stars Indigenous Youth Summit. Alongside the NRL elite including Greg Inglis and Johnathan Thurston, participants completed workshops that enhanced their cultural knowledge and provided them with the skills necessary for succeeding in life after school.' (Production summary)

1 form y separately published work icon Big Boss ( dir. Paul Sinclair ) 2012 8123052 2012 single work film/TV biography

'Murrungga Island is at the top end of Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory. This is where we find 95-year-old Baymarrwangga, or as she is affectionately known, “Big Boss”, who was honoured as “Senior Australian of the Year, 2012”. BIG BOSS is the story of this 95-year-old Indigenous Elder and her challenge as the remaining leader of the Yan-nhangu people to pass on her traditional knowledge to the next generation.

'The film outlines Baymarrwangga’s life story, from her time as a young girl on Murrungga, to the time she saw the arrival of missionaries, witnessed the arrival of Japanese and European fishermen, and then experienced war and tumultuous change. The story documents a historical legacy of government neglect, and suppression of bilingual education and how the language and culture of the Yan-nhangu came to be in a precarious position.

'One of Baymarrwangga’s greatest achievements is the Yan-nhangu Dictionary. The Dictionary’s main aim is to preserve Yan-nhangu language and local knowledge from the potentially damaging consequences of rapid global change.

'Through the words of the Big Boss herself and members of her community, we learn about the unique lifestyle of the Yan-nhangu people.' (Source: Ronin Films)

1 form y separately published work icon Baymarrwangga : Big Boss ( dir. Paul Sinclair ) Australia : JOTZ Productions Mirri Mirri Productions , 2011 14523778 2011 single work film/TV biography

'BIG BOSS is the story of Baymarrwangga – a 95-year-old Indigenous elder living on Murrungga Island in the top end of Arnhem Land – and her challenge as the remaining leader of the Yan-nhangu speaking people to pass on her traditional knowledge to the next generation. Baymarrwangga was awarded the Senior Australian of the Year 2012.' (Production summary)

1 Blackfellow Oven Roads Paul Sinclair , 2002 single work non-fiction
— Appears in: Words for Country : Landscape and Language in Australia 2002;
1 Koan : Skin Paul Sinclair , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 44)
1 Koan : Explosive Paul Sinclair , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 42)
1 Koan : Riverbody 2 Paul Sinclair , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 40)
1 Koan : Riverbody 1 Paul Sinclair , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 38)
1 Koan Paul Sinclair , 1999 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 77 1999; (p. 38,40,42,44)
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