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Name: Watch PANTHER WITHIN, THE Online | Vimeo On Demand
Uploaded: 2017-05-15T05:08:28+00:00
Duration: 1 min 55 s
Channel: Ronin Films

Filmmaker Edoardo Crismani and his mother Barbara embark on a search to unravel the mystery surrounding Barbara’s father, Joe Murray, an indigenous boxing champion known as “The Black Panther” who danced and sang in vaudeville shows, and married a blue-eyed blonde white woman in 1930s Australia.  Joe never revealed where he came from and together, and to find out his background, mother and son journey across the land to libraries, and meet researchers and Aboriginal elders, in the hope of shedding light on Joe’s life and the family’s Indigenous heritage.  What emerges is a story of the impact that race relations have upon a family through three generations: in the words of Edoardo: “Grandpop was a man who was very intelligent and resourceful at adopting different cultural identities and finding ways to make a living - a clever man who did not allow the oppressive racism of government policies or white Australian laws to make less of him, as he wove his way through those barriers for the good of his family and himself.”  Emotional and heart-warming, The Panther Within is poetic in its storytelling and celebrates the fighting spirit of Aboriginal people from the past and the enduring quest to belong that’s felt by those they leave behind.  Edoardo Crismani describes the film as a Who Do You Think You Are? style of documentary: “For many years I had been mulling over the mystery surrounding my grandfather. Who was he, where did he come from and why did we as a family know so little about him? Time was ticking away. My Dad had gotten ill, my mum was diagnosed with cancer and told she had 6 months to get her things in order. I had to find some answers.”  "AN EMOTIONAL KNOCK-OUT OF A FILM … a striking documentary … entertaining and enlightening … knocking the Who Do You Think You Are? concept out of the ring. It’s about ordinary people, determined to connect with their past, doing it for and by themselves, exploring heritage and driven by an extraordinary yearning to belong.” - Richard Cotter, Sydney Arts Guide.  Directors – Edoardo Crismani, Allan Collins Writer – Edoardo Crismani Producer – Tom Zubrycki Co-Producer – Vicki Sugars Cinematography – Allan Collins, ACS Location Sound – David Tranter, Des Kenneally Editor – David Banbury Original Score – Edoardo Crismani, Michael Darren Additional Camera – Pauline Clague, Tom Zubrycki, Sam Hardy, Lindsay Smith  Developed and produced with the assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation Produced in association with NITV Principal development and production investor – Screen Australia © Jotz Productions, 2018   ________________________________________________________________________________  PLEASE NOTE: Streaming and Downloads of Ronin titles through Vimeo-on-Demand are for private home use only. For use by educational institutions or for public screenings (whether commercial or non-commercial), please contact Ronin Films on admin@roninfilms.com.au or (02) 6248 0851 or visit our website www.roninfilms.com.au

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