Strange Birds in Paradise | |
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Directed by | Charlie Hill-Smith |
Produced by | Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry |
Cinematography | Angus Kemp |
Music by | David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni, Donny Roem |
Country | Australia |
Strange Birds in Paradise, subtitled A West Papuan Story is an Australian documentary film created by Adelaide filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith.
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."[1] 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."[2]
Year | Award | Nomination | Nominee | Result |
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2011 | ARIA Music Awards | Best World Music Album[3] | David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni and Donny Roem | Nominated |
2010 | AFI Award | Best Feature Length Documentary[4] | Jamie Nicolai, John Cherry | Nominated |
2010 | AFI Award | Best Direction in a Documentary[4] | Charlie Hill-Smith | Nominated |
2010 | AFI Award | Best Cinematography in a Documentary[4] | Angus Kemp | Nominated |
2010 | AFI Award | Best Sound in a Documentary[4] | Mik La Vage, Doron Kipen, David Bridie | Nominated |
2010 | Inside Film Awards | Best Documentary[5] | Charlie Hill-Smith (director), Jamie Nicolai (producer), John Cherry (producer) | Won |
The soundtrack album Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Soundtrack was released through Wantok Musik.[6][7] 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.