In 1982 Aboriginal filmmaker Wayne Barker returned to his home in Broome, Western Australia to make a film about his grandfather, Cass Drummond. The result is this personal portrait of a staunchly self-reliant old man as he looks back on his life in the pearling industry and comments on what it was like to be an Aboriginal earlier this century.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016367
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Producers and directors
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia
Aboriginal Australia → Indigenous peoples
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Biographical films
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pearl industry and trade - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Broome (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)