Her Name is Nanny Nellie vs Rising Through the Fray
Her Name is Nanny Nellie is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 28m. Her Name is Nanny Nellie is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Her Name is Nanny Nellie
Rising Through the Fray| Her Name is Nanny Nellie | Rising Through the Fray | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Daniel King | Courtney Montour |
| Main cast | Irene Ridgeway | – |
Synopsis
Her Name is Nanny Nellie
Powerful and poignant, Her Name is Nanny Nellie offers us the rare privilege of bearing witness to a family reclaiming their history. In 1925, the Australian Museum commissioned three statues of ‘full blood ’Aboriginal people: a child, a man and a woman, exhibited as nameless objects to be studied as examples of a ‘dying race.’ The woman was Nellie Walker, Irene Walker’s great grandmother and director Daniel King’s great, great grandmother. Now…
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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