A migrant filmmaker at the Aboriginal tent Embassy: Alessandro Cavadini’s ningla a-na (1972) as a transcultural space of encounter

Ningla A-Na is one of the most important documentaries on the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Often used as a primary source by historians, little attention has been paid to how the film emerged from a transcultural collaboration between Italian filmmaker Alessandro Cavadini and Indigenous activists. Approaching Ningla A-Na through an analysis of its production and distribution history, this article argues that the film should be understood not only as the record of a crucial time in the history of Indigenous activism, but also as an integral facet of Australia’s migration history and as a tool for transcultural activists’ engagements in the present.