This is a documentary film about growing up on Lake Condah Aboriginal Mission. A local Elder, Uncle Kenny Saunders, visits the site of Lake Condah Mission and talks about his childhood memories revealing a past of cruelty and fear, and the devastation felt in the aftermath of the Eumerella massacres.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
ACMI Viewing Booths
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1006780
Language
English
Audience classifications
ACMI classified
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Memory
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
Mini DV; Master
MPEG-2 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
Mini DV; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan