A personal account created by a participant in the ACMI Digital Storytelling Workshop Telling Tales. Produced in partnership with Arts Access and supported by the Department of Human Services and the Deafness Foundation for Telling Tales.
This film is a message from Hank Kerr to his daughter, Kyara. It speaks about his alcoholism and determination to become a better person for the sake of his daughter. Kerr also talks about the jobs he has had including as a clown in the first Aboriginal Clown troop called the Oogadee Boogadees.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2004289
Language
English
Audience classification
Exempt
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Alcohol use
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Biography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy