Julie Julie

Julie was sick of living in Broken Hill, so she bought a motorbike and left to ride around Australia. The film shows part of her journey and illustrates the sense of freedom and independence of young people breaking loose.

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Credits

director

Ray Argall

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016799

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

Collected

4 times

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If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/78243--julie-julie/ |title=Julie Julie |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=15 September 2026 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Australia, 1985