My bed, your bed | Penny McDonald | 1997 | ACMI collection

In an isolated community, a man and woman are promised under the traditional laws of marriage. The time has come for Delia and Alvin to move in together. Things don’t turn out as smoothly as they might. My Bed, Your Bed explores notions of Aboriginal identity through an examination of the ways that Aboriginal people living in Central Australian bush communities adopt values from both contemporary and traditional works.

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Credits

director

Erica Glynn

creator

Erica Glynn

producer

Penny McDonald

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production dates

1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1003564

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

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