| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (72 mins.) : sound, color |
| Contents |
Blackman down -- Fly peewee, fly! -- No way to forget -- Payback -- Round up -- Two bob mermaid |
| Summary |
Blackman down (A journey into the core of the Aboriginal psyche as a troubled young warrior, alone in a cell, is watched by a dreamtime spirit when death comes calling. Writer/Co-producer Sam Watson) -- Fly peewee, fly! (When six-year-old Robbie takes up residence in his favourite tree to be with his friend the peewee bird, his family is forced to see the world from his point of view. Writer/Director Sally Riley) -- No way to forget (Based on Richard Frankland's experiences as a Field Officer during the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Writer/Director Richard Frankland) -- Payback (Paddy finds there are two separate laws, the white and the black. Writer/Director Warwick Thornton) -- Round up (Follows the journey of two country boys who find themselves out of place in the big city. Writer/Director Rima Tamou) -- Two bob mermaid (A Koori girl who "passes for white" at the local pool. Writer/Director Darlene Johnson) |
| Notes |
A series of six short films from indigenous Australian filmmakers |
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"Exempt from classification. For educational purposes only" |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
| Subject |
Short films -- Australia.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Drama.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Motion pictures.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Watson, Sam, 1952-
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Riley, Sally.
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Frankland, Richard.
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Thornton, Warwick.
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Tamou, Rima
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Johnson, Darlene.
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Film Australia (Organization)
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