FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Strobe lighting effects and opening titles. Aboriginal dancers superimposed over overblown Aboriginal dot paintings to soundtrack including didgeridoos. Various sepia toned photographs of Indigenous people in western clothes and CU wedding portrait with bride wearing wedding veil. Zoom out to full Aboriginal bridal party. VS B&W photographs of Aboriginal man holding toddler, CUs babies, families and school photo with voice-over of women talking about the exploitation of Aboriginal women.

Aboriginal dancers superimposed over overblown Aboriginal paintings to soundtrack including didgeridoos. Various colour and B&W photographs of Indigenous children and people in western society and CU photograph of woman holding dead goanna. Photographs of Aboriginal group collecting by the sea and zoom out from Aboriginal boy amongst non-indigenous classmates in high school group photo. Voice-over of women talking about the importance of Aboriginal women retaining their Aboriginal identity. MS tilt up Aboriginal bride in colour portrait.

Aboriginal dancers superimposed over overblown Aboriginal paintings to soundtrack including didgeridoos. Various colour and B&W photographs of Aboriginal dance troupe and various identities. Voice-over of woman talking about the importance retaining the Aboriginal identity and the experience she had in Alice Springs of hearing the Aboriginal language as a first language. MS of Gail Mabo removing her white mask at the end of filming the dance sequence.