Namatjira the Painter is a 1947 documentary about the artist, Albert Namatjira. It deals with his background, his relationship with Rex Battarbee and how he learned to paint.[2]
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Directed by | Lee Robinson |
Produced by | Ralph Foster |
Cinematography | Axel Poignant |
Production company | Australian National Film Board |
Release date | 1947 |
Running time | 22 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | £3,000[1] |
The film was one of the first productions of the Australian National Film Board (later known as Film Australia). Ralph Foster was the first Film Commissioner appointed to the Board.[3]
Lee Robinson had joined the Board out of the army and wrote a treatment for the documentary in January 1946. Because no one else was experienced as a director, he was given the job. Robinson received basic advice on directing from Harry Watt, then in Australia shooting The Overlanders.[4]
Filming took around five months in mid 1946 in the Northern Territory, finishing in August, and was edited in Ralph Foster's flat.[5] The movie was completed after Stanley Hawes became head of the film board.
The film was widely screened in cinemas as a support feature.[6] It was re-released in 1974 with new narration.
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