The Last of the Nomads

The Last of the Nomads (1997)

Australia, Aboriginal, Nomad

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 1997-01-07
  • Runtime: 0h 52min
  • Production Company: Mask Productions
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Mathew Kelley

Summary

Like an antipodean version of Romeo and Juliet, it emerges that Warri and Yatungka became the last nomads because they had married outside their tribal laws and eloped to the most inaccessible of regions. In 1977 the land was stricken by a severe drought and their tribal elders mounted a search for them with the help of a party of white men led by Dr Bill Peasley and one of their own number, a childhood friend named Mudjon. The film takes Dr Peasley back into the desert to relive his momentous journey with Mudjon and culminates with poignant archival footage of the elderly couple found naked and starving.

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  • Dene Irvin

    as Himself
Production Peter Du Cane Producer
Directing Mathew Kelley Director
Writing Mathew Kelley Writer
Writing Garry Gower Writer
Production Samantha Kelley Producer

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