
VCE Film Program
High Ground
Film and lecture
Stephen Johnson
|
Australia
|
2020
|
MA15+
Tickets
When
Monday to Friday during school terms
10am–1pm
Depicting the brutality of colonisation, this film opens with a shocking massacre that leaves theYolngu child Gutjuk in the care of missionaries. Some years later, Gutjuk teams up with ex-soldier Travis to track down Baywara, a Yolngu man who is determined to resist the invaders at all costs.
This program includes a screening of the film, a short break and a 60-minute lecture.
Please note: this film contains graphic violence and sexual assault, and may not be appropriate for students who have experienced trauma.
Bookings
To make a new booking, a minimum of 50 students is required.
Event duration
104 mins
Rating
MA15+