Episode of Series “Blood brothers (A)”.
In 1958, as a result of a forced confession, an inability to read or write English and the racial intolerance of the police and the community of the time, Rupert Max Stuart, an indigenous Australian man, was sentenced to hang for the rape and murder of a nine year old girl. Using dramatisation, archival film and interviews with those involved, including Stuart himself, this video charts the trial, appeals and subsequent attempts to overthrow the conviction.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
304168
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Racism - Australia
Animation → Animated films - United States
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Aboriginal Australian prisoners
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Judicial error
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police - Complaints against
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan