2 cars arrive at a desolate cotton property. One car carries two feuding white teenagers Amy (Nathalie Roy) and Mick (Tristan Bancks)- the other 2 aboriginal youths Leroy (Clayton Munro) and Vance (Wayne Munro) and an elderly aboriginal woman called Ruby (Peta Binge). Under the fast moving clouds a storm is brewing, and when racism reaches a head and the dust storm finally erupts, the 5 find themselves confined in a car where they can no longer flee the tragedy of the past. Nominated for three AFI awards, Ivan Sen’s final film received a special commendation at the Clermonth Ferrand Short Film Festival.
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ACMI Identifier
310340
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Racism - Australia
Aboriginal Australia → Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Massacres
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Anger
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Anger
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)