Documentary containing sensitive material about the death, in 2004, of a young 17 year-old Aboriginal boy from Gamilaroi country (Walgett) known as TJ Hickey. Through interviews and news footage, the film attempts to establish the truth of what really happened to TJ whose “acccidental” death not only triggered a riot between the Redfern community and the police, but also conspiracy theories, rumours and media misinformation.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000644
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Children
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales - Sydney
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Treatment
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Youth
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Discrimination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social justice
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
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