A Shame Like Alice. Part 2

Australia, 1983

Film
A still image from A Shame Like Alice. Part 2 (A)

Episode number 9 of Series “Focus”.
Presents the view of the white population of Alice Springs concerning its Aborigines, including those of the mayor and a councillor concerning “assimilation” problems. Shows, in contrast, Aboriginal self-help ventures in education and health. Aborigines relate their feelings about the intrusion of the media and tourism into their lives. Includes interviews with the then Senator Neville Bonner and former Commissioner for Community Affairs, Al Grassby.

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Credits

producer/director

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

325276

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Racism - Australia

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

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Australia

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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