Ringtone: Mobile Phones in an Australian Indigenous Community
2016 - 28min
In a world where everyone has a mobile phone, a personalised ringtone can say a lot about you.
Welcome to the once-remote Aboriginal community of Gapuwiyak in northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, where individual ringtones reveal rich insights into lives of the Yolngu people. From ancestral clan songs, animal calls and birdsongs to hip hop artists and gospel tunes, a Yolngu ringtone always comes with a great story. It might be the music a young woman dances to in a city nightclub, or a clan song invoking memories of ancestors and country.
Director: Jennifer Deger, Paul Gurrumuruwuy.
Features: Jennifer Deger, Warren Balpatji, Enid Gurunulmiwuy.
Studio: Ronin Films
Genres: Race & Class Studies, Social Sciences, Australian Studies, Global Studies & Languages, Documentaries, Indigenous Studies, Ethnicity & Identity.
EVENT DETAILS:
Time: 1:30pm – 2:00pm
Date: Tuesday 3rd June
Location: Bendigo TAFE City Campus, Mc Crae Street, Building P, Level 2, Theatrette.
Cost: Free
Contact Form
Resend recently purchased tickets to our events to your email.
Enter email to start search
You can review the event organiser's terms and conditions here.