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Queen of the Desert
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Queen of the Desert

Oct 27, 2012
0h 27m
★ 10.0

Starlady is not your ordinary youth worker

Overview

Not only has she got pink extensions, painted on eyebrows, glitter stockings and superman hotpants, Starlady’s a youth worker in some of Australia’s most remote and challenging places. And she reckons that hairdressing can improve people’s lives. Like a real life Priscilla, Starlady takes us on a Queen of the Desert journey to Areyonga, an indigenous community in Central Australia, where she’ll work with a group of curious and cheeky young people.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

360 Degree Film Corp
Screen Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Film Victoria
Screen Territory

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Cast

Starlady Nungari

Self

Starlady Nungari