“Everyday” racism escalates into violence as an indigenous school boy is forced to fight for dignity. When he is framed for drugs by a racist student, he realizes he is trapped in a cycle of systemic cultural bias.
Cast: George Barker, Shannon Cole
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000641
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Racism - Australia
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Juvenile films
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social justice
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode