The Broken covenant

Australia, 1983

Film
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Episode of Series “Encounters”.
Many of Australia’s urban First Nations people live in appalling physical conditions and are seen by some Australians as outcasts. But to Father Ted Kennedy, a Catholic priest who works in the inner-city suburb of Redfern, many of these marginalised people retain an essential quality of life missing in white society.

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Credits

producer

David M. Thompson

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

BBC

Duration

00:43:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Encounters

Group of items

Encounters

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303328

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales - Sydney

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Urban residence

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spirituality

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spirituality

People → Kennedy, Ted, Father

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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