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David Streader is a freelance journalist who takes a passionate interest in pretty much everything that comes his way. Schooled in film theory and production, he has worked in television, radio and print media in both Australia and Japan.
Australian cinema has historically depicted Aborigines in relation to modern-day white society. But the pre-colonial setting of Ten Canoes enables us better to identify with the characters.