Terra Nullius

Jan 1, 1992

0h 21m

★ 0.0

Overview

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Ronin Films

Australian Film Television and Radio School

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Cast

Alice

Michelle Lacombe

Young Alice

Olivia Patten

Mary

Wendy Playfair

Neville

Dacre King

Woman

Kristina Bloomstrand

Woman

Enid Freeman

Woman

Victoria Kennedy

Woman

Paula Maling

Woman

Phyllis Simpson

Additional Voice Work

Sherre DeLys

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