Episode of Series “Crossing Tracks Series”.
Based on the Archie Weller short story, this film takes us on a journey into the discontented life of Melanie as she grapples with adolescence, rural isolation and life with her dysfunctional father. Her difficulties escalate when she is taken hostage by three young men for whom life has very little meaning and actions have no consequences. Essentially a rites of passage drama, both Melanie and her captors struggle to come to terms with assumptions of difference, indigenous and non-indigenous race relations, institutionalised injustice, and loss. Cast includes Alyssa McClelland, Peter Browne and Luke Caroll.
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ACMI Identifier
311799
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Producers and directors
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Treatment
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Youth
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural families
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural families
Crafts & Visual Arts → Aboriginal Australian artists
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Kidnapping
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnic relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural families
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fathers and daughters
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self-actualization (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)