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Filmmaker Trevor Graham documented the only film record of the Mabo proceedings in 1989 in his film “Land Bilong islanders” and in the process established a friendship with Eddie Koiki Mabo. This film documents the extraordinary life of a man so passionate about his family and home that he fought an entire nation and its legal system. Sadly, he died five months before the High Court upheld his claim for “Native Title”. However he cemented a place in Australia’s history. This documentary won an AFI award in 1997.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307753
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Native title (Australia)
Aboriginal Australia → Torres Strait Islanders
Aboriginal Australia → Torres Strait Islanders - Land tenure
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Torres Strait Islanders
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Native title (Australia)
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)