| Reference Type |
Filmnews
newspaper
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| Title |
Blood Brothers: Aboriginality in the 90's |
| Author(s) | Rachel Perkins,Ned Lander |
| Publication Date |
01-07-1993 |
| Page Number |
3-4 |
| Comments |
The interview was conducted by Martha Ansara and Tina Kaufman
The extract is a direct transcription of an interview with Rachel Perkins and Ned Lander as they discuss aspects of each film in the series and how they were developed and constructed as documentaries. |
| Synopsis |
The responses touches on the research that went into the productions , particularly with "Broken English" , it also brings out the notion of the diversity and complexities in making any generalisations about Aboriginal people in the ninties. The work on "Freedom Ride" partly working as a means of making Australians understand that apartheid did exist in the country and was actively enforced. The Fire Ceremony helping people to understand the social ,political community organisation of traditional ceremonies and some of the problems encountered in enthnographic filmmaking. A particularly interesting account from Ned Lander worrying about the light from the generator when in dreamtime the group had metaphorically moved miles away. Rachel's comments on filmmakers not being gods , "i don't think that they've got the right to go into people's lives and expose whatever they feel they should expose, regardless of what the subject says." They are both thoughtful and provocative film makers who have an agenda to inform , being considerate of the subjects position in the film and understanding their own levels of control throughout the process. |
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