Lousy Little Sixpence

Australia, 1983

Film

A landmark Australian documentary focusing on Australia’s Stolen Generations, the government policies of forced removal of children from First Nations communities that created them, and the resistance of First Nations people to the theft of their families, lands and cultures.

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Credits

director

Alec Morgan

co-producer

Alec Morgan

Gerald Bostock

production company

Sixpence Productions

Duration

00:54:13:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015703

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q19363736

Collected

61 times

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