Tom Murray

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Tom Murray

Tom Murray is an Australian documentary writer, director and producer, and the founding director of the Creative Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University. His films have screened at international film festivals and been recognised across the film, television, radio and audio industries. His work is interdisciplinary, engaging with the history of colonialism, Indigenous culture and knowl…

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Shock RoomShock Room · 2015
Shock Room
★ 6.62015
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Breaking open Stanley Milgram's infamous 'Obedience to Authority' experiments, Shock Room questions whether we're really programmed to obey.
The Skin of OthersThe Skin of Others · 2020
The Skin of Others
★ 4.02020
MovieDocumentary
Douglas Grant (c. 1885–1951) was an Aboriginal man who became widely known in his own lifetime: an intellectual, a journalist, a soldier in the First World War, a reader of Shakespeare and a bagpipe player who could hold a convincing Scottish accent. His path ran from Australia to Britain and Europe and back, crossing those of Henry Lawson and Archduke Franz Ferdinand along the way. Balang Tom E. Lewis retraces that life in reflections by turns thoughtful and playful, and through it the longer history of colonial Australia and its relationship with First Nations people.
Australia: The Wild Top EndAustralia: The Wild Top End · 2019
Australia: The Wild Top End
★ 7.82019
MovieDocumentary
Narrated by Indigenous elder Balang T E Lewis, this inspiring documentary will take you on an adventure to explore the culture and wildlife of Australia’s remote wild north. Far Northern Australia is a land of extremes, from bushfires to torrential floods. Explore the wildlife and meet the people in Australia’s wild top end, from the Kimberley coast through the mysterious Arnhem Land, and deep into the world’s oldest rainforest in Cape York.
Love in Our Own TimeLove in Our Own Time · 2014
Love in Our Own Time
2014
MovieDocumentary
Seven ordinary Australian families are followed through the beginnings and endings of life — the arrival of children and the approach of death. Their experiences trace how people in contemporary Australia meet birth, love and mortality, and the everyday moments that fill the space between.
AblazeAblaze · 2022
Ablaze
★ 7.52022
MovieDocumentary
A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film’s origins, he discovers more about Bill, his fight for Aboriginal rights and the price he paid for speaking out.
Dhakiyarr vs. the KingDhakiyarr vs. the King · 2004
Dhakiyarr vs. the King
★ 10.02004
MovieDocumentary
Seventy years after his controversial murder trial and subsequent disappearance, an Australian Aboriginal's descendants seek to restore what was denied him: his honor.
In My Father's CountryIn My Father's Country · 2008
In My Father's Country
2008
MovieDocumentary
In one of the most remote corners of indigenous Australia, a small community is fighting for its traditions and its future. Looking to the nearby mining towns and mission settlements the community Elders can see their culture in decline and abuse. This is the intimate story of one families' struggle to cope with the responsibilities of a richly complex traditional culture in a fast consuming 21st Century world.

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