Kanyini (2006)
- Directed by
- Melanie Hogan
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
An Aboriginal elder shares his life story and the Kanyini philosophy of connection to land, spirit, and family. The film follows Bob Randall as he explains his teachings and reflects on being taken from his family as a child.
contemplativegroundedtenderwisesoulfuleducationalintimatepoignant
What happens
Kanyini is a 2006 Australian documentary film, created by Uncle Bob Randall. Randall's dream was to create a film that supported his Kanyini teachings and he approached Melanie Hogan to produce it with him. Hogan directed, filmed and edited the film with the help of Martin Lee whose filming of Randall's interview made the core thread of the story. The film explores the Kanyini philosophy and the life of Bob Randall, a Yankunytjatjara elder, songman and storyteller who lived in Mutitjulu, a small Aboriginal community next to Uluru, in Central Australia. Bob Randall was a 'Tjilpi' (special teaching uncle) of the Yankunytjatjara people and a member of the Stolen Generations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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