Beating about the bush (A) | Caroline Sherwood | 1993 | ACMI collection

The film follows the tour of Djaambi, a half Aboriginal, half white, urban band from Melbourne, under the leadership of Richard Frankland as they travel to remote Aboriginal communities in outback Australia. It explores the cultural mix within the band and the culture shock all members of the band, particularly the Aboriginal members, experience as they meet another, very different side of their culture. Towards the end of the tour the various problems and cultural confusions become focused in a radical split between the white film makers and the more vocal Aboriginal band members. A disturbing look at good intentions gone wrong.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Caroline Sherwood

Nicholas Adler

production company

Titus Films

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1993

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325379

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Mixed descent

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Urban residence

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Beating about the bush

Australia, 1993

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