An adult reflects on a time in his youth when he used to wait for his father at the Regatta Hotel in Queensland during the sixties. It was a time when the muffled mutterings at the bar concerned issues such as women, pictures, and what it meant to be part of the “lucky country”. It was a men’s club, one legally and morally off limits to women, until 2 of them enter the bar, and, after being evicted handcuff themselves to the bar as a form of protest. Based on a true event and narrated by Daniel Rowan. Cast includes Dave Robinson, Damien Donowan, Stephen Collins, Liesel Badorrek and Kyrra Mickelborough.
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ACMI Identifier
311404
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hotels, taverns, etc. - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Feminists - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women's rights
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Feminists - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women's rights
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)