Filmed in the remote Pilbara region in far north Western Australia this is a moving revelation of the struggle of women who are trying to create a life for themselves in the hostile environment of outback iron ore mining towns. “Time goes very slowly” deals with the problems of isolation and unemployment for women in Newman. “It’s not a community anymore” tells of the ongoing effects of the bitter 1986 Robe River industrial dispute upon families in the town of Wickham. “It’s supposed to be a town” explores racism through the eyes of both the black and white women of Newman.
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ACMI Identifier
305050
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women
Aboriginal Australia → Race discrimination - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pilbara (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation