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”.

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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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