The Habits Of New Norcia
"An orphanage without orphans. A story told by the inmates themselves."
Overview
The stories in The Habits of New Norcia are told by former Western Australian Aboriginal child 'inmates' of the New Norcia Benedictine Mission who were separated from their families in the 1940s, 50s and 60s and confined in this "orphanage without orphans". In recent decades the New Norcia Monastery has been packaged as one of the State's leading cultural tourist attractions. "A unique blend of Spanish architecture, European art treasures and pioneer history," "Monks, Music & Mystery," "New Norcia, Australia's only monastic town," the brochures announce. Aboriginal testimony in the film challenges this revised and sanitised history. The documentary provides damming evidence of the continuing violence of the Mission against its victims by deliberate omission of their experience in the New Norcia museum, guided tours, art gallery and promotions — an omission that represents a cruel and wounding cover-up.
About The Habits Of New Norcia (2000)
The Habits Of New Norcia (2000) is a documentary movie produced by CM Film Productions in Australia. It was directed by Frank Rijavec and written by Frank Rijavec and Harry Taylor. On screen you will see Harry Taylor, Rita Pasqualini, Geoff Kelso, Geoff Gibbs and Nicole Bartlett. With a runtime of 53m, the film is available in full HD.
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