The filmmaker’s personal narrative of her father’s experience as one of the stolen generation and his search for identity as an adult. Harry Carmody was taken from his mother’s arms to live a white life at the Church of Christ’s Norsman Mission an event that continues to have far-reaching consequences for his family.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314500
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Biography
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Cultural assimilation
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Removal
Aboriginal Australia → Missions - Northern Territory
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Missions - Northern Territory
History → Missions - Northern Territory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)