“Unlikely Travellers” voted best documentary at IF awards

 
Congratulations to Michael Noonan and John Hart and for their film “Unlikely Travellers” winning the Inside Film (IF)  award for best Australian  documentary.
“Unlikely Travellers” will be screened on the ABC over the next three weeks beiginning Monday November 19 at 8pm.  more details here. 
Here is my review of the launch of Unlikely Travellers in August [...]

Laughing at the “disabled”, Michael Noonan exposes his naughty bits!

CAUTION!                                                                                                                          Some academics may be offended  by the film footage in this link.     Michael Noonan’s Naughty Bits
The controversial Bris Vegas film maker, Michael Noonan, has been accused of producing “misanthropic and amoral trash” and exploiting people with intellectual disabilities who are not competent to make decisions for themselves in his PhD thesis “Laughing at/with the [...]

Disability and film

“The big dilemma for disabled actors is that they are a tiny minority, unable to get agents, regular work, or even their foot in the door.” 
“Liberal guilt is suffocating. Is it ever okay to laugh at the disabled?”
“………but the fact remains that the disability humor in “South Park” is outrageously funny. I’m disabled and [...]

“Unlikely Travellers” by Michael Noonan – movie review

 
The controversial movie “Unlikely Travellers” by Brisbane film maker Michael Noonan had its world premier on Sunday (Aug 12) as part of the Brisbane International Film Festival. The documentary features the lives of a group of people with intellectual disabilities who travel to Egypt as well as their families and support workers.
Up until Sunday’s screening “Unlikely [...]

A Benefit Gig for the Doomadgee Family of Palm Island – Aug 11

The Arena, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane August 11   8p.m.
Featuring Kev Carmody and The Beasts of Bourbon
 
also…..  *the Palm Island Dancers  *Banawurun  *Indigenous Intrudaz  *Lola the Vamp   *Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club
* Alex Doomadgee will MC proceedings.

Staring at “The Disabled” and seeing nothing.

                              
                      “Alison Lapper Pregnant” by Marc Quinn.
 The controversy surrounding Michael Noonan’s film project “Unlikely Travelers” has raised issues about the representation of people with disability in the media and public. As mentioned in the earlier post  “Laughing at “The Disabled – Power, perception and prejudice”, I claim that those who are defined by society [...]

Rednecks and Dreadlocks

By John Tracey
Earlier this year I had the honour of initiating an indigenous issues discussion on the John Butler Trio fan website. Not long after I had the greater honor of being banned from the forum. Not long after that the indigenous forum was removed altogether. Ill tell you the [...]

photographus extraordinarius

Introducing “The Bandido of Oz”, a Brisbane based photojournalist.

Australian Landscape Art

“Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta Country” a cyber-exhibition – words and pictures about history and landscape art by John Tracey.

Baganan Kurityityin Theresa Creed surveys her country as far as the eye can see, which is a long way in the desert.
Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta country is in North West Queensland, [...]

Contemporary Aboriginal Art

By Baganan Kurityityin Theresa Creed

Baganan (photo by John Tracey)
The Modern Day hunter gatherer
The Modern Day hunter gatherer
Make sure you come equipped
Rights to be in possession of
Equipped with the knowledge of
Transperancy spirituality
Materials
Ancient capabilities
The modern day hunter gatherer
Make sure you come equipped
Baganan