The Australian mokumentary produced in 1986 called Babakiueria (‘the barbeque area’), ‘shows how Aboriginals are represented in society through taking a sarcastic look at racial stereotypes.’ (Creative Spirits, 2016)
‘Babakiueria’ has its fans and critics in indigenous and non-indigenous Australia, and is perhaps dated; nevertheless I think it remains relevant, as satire can play an important role in reflecting on stereotypes. Nahirny (2016) says that the film makes ‘a brave attempt to undermine the hegemonic status of the dominating mono-culture.’
In Behrendt’s (2013) Guardian review of ‘Babakiueria’ titled ‘Aboriginal humour: the flip side of tragedy is comedy’. She interviews Sean Choolburra, an indigenous dancer/comedian from Palm Island in Australia; who says that it’s important to see the ‘funny side through adversity’. He says that although his parents, grew up in ‘tragic and horrific’ situation in Palm Island in Australia, “my mum, dad and grandparents would tell all these funny yarns over tea and dampers. Hearing all these, would have thought they had the greatest lives growing up. But you got the sense that they wouldn’t have survived without our sense of humour.”
References
Babakiueria https://vimeo.com/233157036
Behrendt, L. (2013) ‘Aboriginal humour: the flip side of tragedy is comedy’. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/19/aboriginal-comedy-humour
Creative Spirits (2016) Babakiueria (“Barbecue Area”) [Review]. Retrieved from https://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/babakiueria-barbecue-area
Nahirny, R. (2016) Welcome to BabaKiueria! Australian anniversaries and cultural forms of resistance. TransMissions: The Journal of Film and Media Studies vol.1, no. 2, pp. 132-147 http://transmissions.edu.pl/welcome-to-babakiueria-australian-anniversaries-and-cultural-forms-of-resistance/