Bushed

An animated story about a displaced Aboriginal who meets a misplaced kangaroo. Together they “travel the bush of Australia like true-born native men”. But the bush has changed and they discover that “you can’t go home again”.

Credits

production company

Swinburne Institute of Technology. Film and Television School

director

Steve French

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013941

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Cultural assimilation

Amateur & Student Films

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy

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Australia, 1980

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