Wirriya : small boy

Resource Information

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Label

Wirriya : small boy

Title remainder

small boy

Statement of responsibility

director [and camera] Beck Cole ; producers, Citt Williams and Beck Cole

Contributor

• Kanopy (Firm)
• Cole, Beck
• Williams, Citt

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- Australia | Northern Territory | Alice Springs Region -- Social conditions
• Children, Aboriginal Australian
• Internet videos
• Martin, Ricco Japaljarri

Genre

• Internet videos

Language

eng

Summary

This moving documentary is a record of a few hours in the life of a small 7 year old boy, Ricco, from Hidden Valley, one of the many town camps on the outskirts of Alice Springs. He has lived in the camp for most of his life, and is looked after by his three older sisters and his foster mother, Nanna Maudie. Ricco Japaljarri Martin is bright, cheeky and adventurous. The film follows his interactions with his nine dogs, and on a routine day at school in Alice Springs where he has classes in Warlpiri language and culture. The next day, however, Ricco plays 2hookey3 from school with some other children and goes into the town to explore and to play around. At the end of the day, Nanna Maudie expresses her concerns about what the future holds in store for Ricco. Filmed over a two-month period, the film is narrated by Ricco himself in an intimate, casual style. Beautifully shot and edited, and with an attractive music score, WIRRIYA shows the rich creative potential of the CAAMA documentary group. The film is a non-judgemental and poignant observation of town camp life, and the challenges that lie ahead for the camp residents and for this irrepressible small boy

Cataloging source

NZEN

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directed and produced by Beck Cole [and Citt Williams]

Date time place

Originally produced by Ronin Films in 2001

Language note

Closed-captioned, narration in Aboriginal English with English subtitles

PerformerNote

Features, Ricco Japaljarri Martin, Maudie Nelson, Charmaine Gibson, Rochelle Dickenson, Deline Dickenson

Runtime

26

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action