Banduk

Banduk, a young Aboriginal girl, and her friends discover that the “friendly” proprietors of an ice-cream van are smuggling native animals, including the sacred red-collared parakeet, out of Australia. This delightful story was filmed on location in Arnhem Land.

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Credits

director

Di Drew

producer

Penelope Spence

production company

National Nine Network

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324044

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Children

Aboriginal Australia → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Smuggling

Literature → Literature

Places → Arnhem Land (N.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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