form y separately published work icon River of No Return single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 River of No Return
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'Frances Djulibing is a 42 year old mother of three who comes from the remote community of Ramingining in North East Arnhem land. Like many young girls, Frances always dreamed of being a movie star. Her journey from traditional tribal life to red carpets and awards ceremonies is unlike any other. It's a fascinating and unique story as Frances fights to overcome huge personal and cultural challenges. Yappa's Story is a story of change and transformation as Frances learns to move between the ancient life of the Yolgnu and modern world of the balanda.' Source:www.nfsa.gov.au (Sighted 28/07/2008)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Language: Aboriginal Gupapuyngu AIATSIS ref. (N122.1) (NT SD53-03) , English
Notes:
In English and Gupapuyngu languages.
    • Neutral Bay, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Enhance TV , 2009 .
      Extent: 65 minsp.
      Description: 1 videodisc (DVD)
      Note/s:
      • Includes 1 study guide
      • Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast: 13/​02/​2009, copy made: 02/​03/​09. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act 1968, for educational purposes.
      • Bower Bird Films, in association with Film Finance Corporation Australia and the Indigenous Branch of the Australian Film Corporation.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: SBS Independent , 2010 .
      Extent: 52 minsp.
      Description: 1 videodisc
      Note/s:
      • Broadcast date: 26 May 2010.
      • Originally released: Bower Bird Films Pty Limited, Darlene Johnson, Filmlinx Investments Ltd, Film Finance Corporation Australia, 2008.
    • Subiaco, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Kanopy , 2012 .
      Extent: 53 minsp.
      Description: 1 streaming video file
      Note/s:
      • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
      • Originally produced Bower Bird Films ; Ronin Films [distributor], c2008

Works about this Work

Between Worlds : Indigenous Identity and Difference in the Films of Darlene Johnson Therese Davis , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Camera Obscura : A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory , vol. 29 no. 85 2014; (p. 81-110)

'The article looks at the contributions of writer and director Darlene Johnson to an emerging Australian Indigenous cinema. It discusses the ways in which Johnson draws on her experience as a young, urban Indigenous woman and her knowledge of Aboriginal culture to explore the postcolonial subjectivity of being caught between two worlds in her documentary and short fiction films, including River of No Return (2008), Gulpilil: One Red Blood (2002), Crocodile Dreaming (2006), and Two Bob Mermaid (1996). It argues that these films offer unique insights into the history of Indigenous involvement in cinema as a global system, and into the complexity of contemporary Indigenous filmmaking in Australia as a specialist sector that operates within while remaining different from the state-funded national film industry.' (Publication summary)

Indigenous Talent 'Needs An Agency' Victoria Laurie , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 January 2009; (p. 8)
y separately published work icon River of No Return: A Study Guide Katy Marriner , Melbourne : Atom , 2008 Z1921174 2008 single work criticism
Spread the Message Adam Fulton , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 July 2008; (p. 3)
HollyWood Dreaming 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 July 2008; (p. 6)

— Review of River of No Return Darlene Johnson , 2008 single work film/TV
HollyWood Dreaming 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 23 July 2008; (p. 6)

— Review of River of No Return Darlene Johnson , 2008 single work film/TV
You've Come A Long Way Baby 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 2 July no. 429 2008; (p. 3)
Festival Makes No Apologies Rosalie Higson , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 July 2008; (p. 14)
Spread the Message Adam Fulton , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 July 2008; (p. 3)
Indigenous Talent 'Needs An Agency' Victoria Laurie , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 January 2009; (p. 8)
y separately published work icon River of No Return: A Study Guide Katy Marriner , Melbourne : Atom , 2008 Z1921174 2008 single work criticism
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