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LEVEL 1
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LEVEL 2
provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.
LEVEL 3
lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)
Databases
- Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus This link opens in a new window
This resource provides the largest collection of full text from leading regional and international newspapers and periodicals, full-text reference books, tens of thousands of full-text biographies, and a collection of images containing more than one million photos, maps, and flags.
- Britannica Schools This link opens in a new window
Britannica School covers the core subject areas of English, Maths, Science and History. Interactive lessons, activities, games, stories, worksheets, manipulatives, study guides and research tools.
- West Australian Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The West Australia Archive Digital Editions provides full text searching of past issues of the West Australian. Each issue is searchable the day after publication.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly resources on JSTOR include Archival and Current Journals, Books, and Primary Sources.
Introduction
This research guide has been created to support the Year 12 Media Production and Analysis students studying Sweet Country.
Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. When Aboriginal stockman Sam (Hamilton Morris) kills white station owner Harry March (Ewen Leslie) in self-defence, Sam and his wife Lizzie (Natassia Gorey-Furber) go on the run. They are pursued across the outback, through glorious but harsh desert country.
Sergeant Fletcher (Bryan Brown) leads the posse with the help of Aboriginal tracker Archie (Gibson John) and local landowners Fred Smith (Sam Neill) and Mick Kennedy (Thomas M. Wright). Fletcher is desperate to capture Sam and put him on trial for murder – but Sam is an expert bushman and he has little difficulty outlasting them. Eventually, for the health of his pregnant wife, Sam decides to give himself up. He is put on trial in the courtroom of Judge Taylor (Matt Day). But will justice be served?
Transmission films. (N.D.) Transmission Films. Retrieved from http://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/
Sweet Country Trailer
(Transmission Films, (2017, Sep 6). Sweet Country Official Trailer [Video File]. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYKBG1znk4A
Full feature film
Film information
Filmmakers
Director: Warwick Thornton
Writer: Steven McGregor, David Tranter
Producers: Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey
Cast
Hamilton Morris
Bryan Brown
Thomas M. Wright
Ewen Leslie
Anni Finsterer
Matt Day
Sam Neill
Natassia Gorey-Furber
Awards
Special Jury Prize - Venice Film Festival
Platform Prize - Toronto International Film Festival
Best Fiction Feature - Adelaide Film Festival Audience Awards
Best Feature Film - Asia Pacific Screen Award
Genre
Australian
Drama
Transmission films. (N.D.) Transmission Films. Retrieved from http://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/
Budget and Institution
- Transmission films. (N.D.) Transmission Films. Retrieved from http://www.transmissionfilms.com.au/
Sweet Country is a true collaboration utilising locations, government assistance and filmmakers from all across Australia. It will partner the landscapes of South Australia and the Northern Territory with a creative team hailing from the NT (Warwick Thornton, Steven McGregor, David Tranter) and NSW (Greer Simpkin and David Jowsey), and will be post-produced in NSW.
Cinema Australia Interview with Warwick Thornton
Cinema Australia. (2018 Feb 3). Interview with Warwick Thornton (Sweet Country) [Video File]. Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1080&v=ZtJ7YsoWfr0
Interview Warwick Thornton
(The Upcoming (2017, Oct 15). Warwick Thornton interview on Sweet Country, London Film Festival, Britain, Australia at the Awards [Video File] Retrieved fromhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9JQDYQYEGM