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Strange Birds in Paradise

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| director = Charlie Hill-Smith

| producer = Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry

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| music = David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni, Donny Roem

| cinematography = Angus Kemp

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Strange Birds in Paradise, subtitled A West Papuan Story is an Australian documentary film created by Adelaide filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith.

Reception

Andrew Fenton, The Advertiser states that Hill-Smith is trying to put too much into the film, writing "There are some powerful scenes but the overall result is an unfocused narrative that follows too many threads."{{Citation | last = Fenton | first = Andrew | date = 22 February 2011 | title = Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story | periodical = The Advertiser | url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/strange-birds-in-paradise-a-west-papuan-story/news-story/a1e8a66445a861eeb3806a09add9965c }} Sallie Don wrote in The Australian that "It's via the music that filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith documents the story, and he pushes you to look beyond the few impressions you may have of this wild and mostly inaccessible part of the world."{{Citation | last = Don | first = Sallie | date = 3 January 2012 | title = A creative statement to global silence | periodical = The Australian }}

Accolades

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YearAwardNominationNomineeResult
rowspan="1"|2011rowspan="1"|ARIA Music AwardsBest World Music Album{{Citation | last = Lesnie | first = Melissa | date = 12 October 2011 | title = ARIA Award for Best Classical Album revealed | periodical = Limelight }}David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni and Donny Roem{{nom}}
rowspan="1"|2010rowspan="1"|AFI AwardBest Feature Length Documentary{{Citation | last = Roach | first = Vicky | date = 27 October 2010 | title = AFI Award nominees announced | periodical = Daily Telegraph | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/afi-award-nominees-announced/news-story/264373257f7e0eadff377c3d07069d22?sv=f4c8df4e888ea21be248e606aa2b7ba6 }}Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry{{nom}}
rowspan="1"|2010rowspan="1"|AFI AwardBest Direction in a DocumentaryCharlie Hill-Smith{{nom}}
rowspan="1"|2010rowspan="1"|AFI AwardBest Cinematography in a DocumentaryAngus Kemp{{nom}}
rowspan="1"|2010rowspan="1"|AFI AwardBest Sound in a DocumentaryMik La Vage, Doron Kipen, David Bridie{{nom}}
rowspan="1"|2010rowspan="1"|Inside Film AwardsBest Documentary{{Citation | date = 15 November 2010 | title = Full list of IF Award winners | periodical = Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/full-list-of-if-award-winners-20101115-17tl3.html }}Charlie Hill-Smith (director), Jamie Nicolai (producer), John Cherry (producer){{win}}

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Soundtrack was released through Wantok Musik.{{Citation | last = Glorfeld | first = Jeff | date = 5 August 2011 | title = 5 August 2011 | periodical = The Age }}{{Citation | last = Hillier | first = Tony | date = 20 August 2011 | title = Music Reviews | periodical = The Australian }} It earned David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni and Donny Roem a nomination for a 2001 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.

=Track listing=

  1. Land Of The Morning Star
  2. Jo Jo
  3. E Mambo Simbo
  4. Syofirumo
  5. Sup Sup
  6. Oweluk Tiage
  7. Mapnduma
  8. Yapo Mama Cica
  9. Garamutarama
  10. Awino Sup Ine
  11. Apuse
  12. Mystery Of Life
  13. To Samuai Tandu
  14. Kelly Kwalik Amungme Surge

References

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External links

  • [https://strangebirdsdocop.wordpress.com/ Strange Birds in Paradise]

Category:2009 films

Category:2009 documentary films

Category:Australian documentary films

Category:2000s Australian films