AN DUBH INA GHEAL: ASSIMILATION
Writer, Director, Producer
Presenter, poetry and script translation: Louis de Paor
An Dubh ina Gheal: Assimilation explores the existence of a new colonial identity in Australia - that of the Indigenous Irish Australian, proud to be Aboriginal and proud to be Irish. However colonial history has had devastating consequences for First Peoples, and this documentary explores how the Irish, as white Australians, were also complicit in the dispossession of the Aboriginal people. Weaving social and personal history with poetry, An Dubh ina Gheal is the hidden story of the Irish in Australia.
Featuring Kev Carmody, Gary Foley, Ann McGrath, Bill Brock-Byrne, Henry Reynolds, Shane Howard, Len and Brett Clarke, Pat O’Shane, Michael Long.
Editor: Conall de Cléir, DOP: Colm Hogan, Sound: John Brennan, Music: Ronan Browne.
The Radharc Award is the highest commendation in Ireland for social documentary. It was an honour to receive the first prize and to take the Moone Man trophy home.
A Saoi Media production for TG4 and the BAI. Supported by Film Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive’s Zero Licensing Scheme.
Official selection Galway Film Fleadh, the Cork Film Festival, Irish Film Festival in Sydney, and screened as a part of the Irish Film Institute's 'Ireland on Sunday' series. Nominated for Golden Torc Award at the Celtic Media Festival, Program of the Year at the Irish language Media Awards, Prix Circom Commendation for Minorities in Society.
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Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this video contains images of deceased persons.