No way to forget

Richard Frankland’s powerful short film based on his experiences as a lawyer on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. A young Koorie man travelling the lonely highways of the Australian outback reflects on the tragic experiences of Aboriginal people in Australian prisons. A passionate and eloquent indictment of the entrenched racism in Australian legal culture.

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In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

31 December 2004

ACMI Screen Lounge

Credits

creator

Richard Frankland

producer

John Foss

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1996

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001904

Language

English

Audience classifications

G

unclassified

Subject categories

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Holdings

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

Collected

110 times

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Australia, 1996

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