Ablaze

May 26, 2022

1h 30m

★ 7.5

Overview

A feature documentary about opera singer Tiriki Onus who finds a 70-year-old silent film believed to be made by his grandfather, Aboriginal leader and filmmaker Bill Onus. As Tiriki travels across the continent and pieces together clues to the film’s origins, he discovers more about Bill, his fight for Aboriginal rights and the price he paid for speaking out.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

JOTZ Productions

Screen Australia

Ablaze Trailers

Cast

Self

Bill Onus

Self

Tiriki Onus

Self

Jack Charles

Self

John Hughes

Self

Alan Hardy

(voice)

Wayne Blair

(voice)

Lee Perry

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