The Age
The footage is miraculous in its own right, the kind of direct window onto a lost world only the moving image can provide.
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Ablaze
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.
2020Rating: PG90 minsAustralia
Documentary
- Director:
- Alec MorganTiriki Onus
- Writer:
- Alec MorganTiriki Onus
- Cast:
- Bill OnusTiriki OnusJack Charles
Ablaze | Reviews
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The Australian
The film is superbly made and important in its reminders – through one man’s remarkable life – of the struggles of Indigenous people in the all-too-recent past.
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Ablaze is an essential work of cultural investigation that every Aussie should see
Bill Onus desperately wanted to communicate First Nations struggle to us: it’s heartbreaking that we’re only hearing it now.
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Trailer and release date for Ablaze: the untold story of Australia’s first Indigenous filmmaker
Tiriki Onus goes on a mission to uncover the astounding history of his pioneering grandfather, Aboriginal leader Bill Onus.
Ablaze | Release Details
Ablaze is now playing in 5 cinemas in Australia.