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Ten Canoes is a 2006 Australian historical drama/docudrama film directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starring Crusoe Kurddal. The film is set in Arnhem Land in northern Australia, before Western influence, and tells the story of a group of ten men doing traditional hunting in canoes.
Peter Djigirr is a man of many talents. He’s a Gurruwiling Ranger for the SouthEast Arafura Catchment, close to his traditional tribal lands. He is an occasional film-maker, being co-director on Ten Canoes (2006) and a producer for Charlie’s Country (2013).
Peter Djigirr is known for Ten Canoes (2006), Charlie's Country (2013) and Another Country (2015).
29 Jun 2006 · Ten Canoes: Directed by Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr. With Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu. In Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land.
Peter Djiggir is a Djinba artist and filmmaker from the Arafura Swamp in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. He has produced and appeared in Rolf De Heer’s AACTA-nominated drama Charlie’s Country , which also won the Audience Award for Most Popular Feature at Adelaide Film Festival.
8 Ogo 2024 · Ten Canoes was written and directed by Dutch-born Australian filmmaker, Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr. It was the first ever movie entirely filmed in Australian Aboriginal languages. Rolf de Heer worked closely with the indigenous community in which the film was based on.
Directed by Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr. Ten canoes, three wives, one hundred and fifty spears…trouble. A story within a story within a story. In Australia’s Northern Territory, an Aboriginal narrator tells a story about his ancestors on a goose hunt.
