“Coming out” to family, living with HIV and religion - some of the life changing situations faced by two Aboriginal gay men, Sam Barsah and Aaron Clark.
Sam has “come out” twice; first to his family about his sexuality and then about his HIV status. Like other indigenous gay men, he wants respect and understanding and only now, almost ten years later, does he feel able to speak openly about his story. Aaron is young and relatively new to Sydney. Growing up as a Jehovah’s Witness, he is looking for an alternative gay Christian group.
Using a contemporary blend of semi-observational filming, photos and animation, this short documentary about race and sexuality describes two very different stories of being Aboriginal and gay.
N.B. “Tidda” is an Aboriginal word for “sister”.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000638
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social justice
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gender identity
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Homosexuality
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode