Television Award: Land of the Little Kings, Paul Robers, Des Kootji Raymond and Archie Roach
Land of the Little Kings is a feature-length documentary aired on SBS Television in early 2000.
About this winner
- Year: 2000
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 2000 nomination
Land of the Little Kings is a feature-length documentary aired on SBS Television in early 2000. Its about the Stolen Generations, narrated by Archie Roach, who travels around Australia listening to the harrowing tales from those affected. The film portrays the human tragedy of the Stolen Generations and the piecing together of broken lives. It shows a nation in denial but also uses a circle analogy to show healing, kinship and integrity.
Paul Roberts and Des Kootji Raymond are independent filmmakers who have worked in partnership for six years. Land of the Little Kings was the unanimous choice for the judges, who said the film showed empathy as a key ingredient of reconciliation and should be in every school in Australia. It was the one program on the Stolen Children, they said, that physically demonstrated the empathy that needs to emerge before another person can join them on their journey.
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