A Shame like Alice. Part 1

Australia, 1983

Film
A still image from A Shame like Alice. Part 1

Episode number 8 of Series “Focus”.
A look at the plight of the Aboriginal people in and around Alice Springs, presenting the black viewpoint. Discusses racism in the town, the type of housing and services available to the Aboriginal people and other issues. Includes interviews with the then Senator Neville Bonner and former Commissioner for Community Relations, Al Grassby.

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Credits

producer

Leonard Lee

production company

SBS-TV

Lee Gordon Productions

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Group of items

Focus

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325275

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions

Places → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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

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