Blackout: best kept secret: a profile of Archie Roach singer/songwriter

Australia, 1991

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‘Best kept secret: a profile of Archie Roach singer/songwriter is part of ABC’s ‘Blackout’ series and provides an intimate account of one of one of Australia’s most popular contemporary indigenous performers. The video examines how Archie’s stolen childhood has affected his life and his music.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Llew Cleaver

Richard Reisz

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

310416

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australian singers

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Adoption

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Children

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Music

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Removal

Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Aboriginal Australians - History

Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australian singers

Music & Performing Arts → Aboriginal Australians - Music

Music & Performing Arts → Music - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Singers - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Singers - Biography

People → Singers - Biography

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Sound

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Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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