| Title |
Two Bob Mermaid |
| Released |
1996 |
| Production Year |
1996 |
| Director |
Darlene Johnson
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| Comments |
Two Bob Mermaid is part of the 'From Sand To Celluloid' collection of short Indigenous films.
The collection is produced in association with the Indigenous Branch of the Australian Film Commission and SBS Independent.
Darlene Johnson's other films include: 'Kooris on Broadway: The Future is yours', 'Have You Got What It Takes?' and 'Kooris Caring Safely' working as Writer, Director, Actor, Script Supervisor and Production Assistant.
Two Bob Mermaid received Official selection in Window on Images, Venice International Film Festival, 1996; selected for screening in Festival Of Children's Television; Winner Best Short Dramatic Film in the 41st Asia-Pacific Film Festival, 1996; and, selected Cinema Des Antipodes in France, 1996; selected for screening at Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival in France, 1997; Winner Best Short Film, Australian Film Critics Circle Awards. |
| Synopsis |
Koorine is a 'fair-skinned' Koorie who leads the children at the local swimming pool to believe that she is white. Two Bob Mermaid is set in 1957, a time in which racial segregation was enforced in public spaces. While Koorine swims with her white friends, her Koorie friends watch from behind the pool fence and become upset and offended when she fails to acknowledge her Koorie heritage and identity. |
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| journal - A new way of storytelling Spinout. 12-04-1998. p.Unknown |
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Madeleine Swain
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| Discusses 1995 screenings at the George cinema in St Kilda paying particular attention to the From Sand to Celluloid collection of short films.
Provides inf...[full record]
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| journal - A Vital Voice: Indigenous Drama Metro. pp.24-27 |
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Tim Hunter
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| Discusses the selection process for the From Sand To Celluloid collection of short indigenous films and the film bodies which have supported the drama initia...[full record]
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| newspaper - Aboriginal filmmakers turn lens upon themselves. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16-03-1996. p.13 |
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Ben Holgate
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| This article provides information on the From Sand To Celluloid collection of short Indigenous films including; funding details; the political motivation beh...[full record]
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| newspaper - Aboriginal films open doors for all. Courier-Mail. 12-07-1996. p.18 |
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Sandra McLean
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| Provides a brief synopsis of the From Sand to Celluloid collection accompanied by a review of individual film titles.
Includes comments from Wal Saunders, ...[full record]
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| journal - From Sand to Celluloid: New Stories From Indigenous Filmmakers 147 |
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Author Unknown
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| Provides a brief synopsis of individual titles within the From Sand To Celluloid collection of shorts.
Includes comments from Wal Saunders, AFC Indigenous ...[full record]
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| newspaper - Indigenous film-makers will show their stuff Koori Mail. 13-03-1996. p.26 |
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Author Unknown
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| Provides a brief synopsis of individual films within the From Sand To Celluloid collection.
Includes a comment upon the diversity of themes addressed by the...[full record]
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| newspaper - On screen dreaming The Sydney Morning Herald. 12-04-1996. p.M.4 |
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Ruth Hessey
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| Review of The From Sand To Celluloid collection with particular emphasis on Two Bob Mermaid, Fly Peewee, Fly and Black Man Down.
Discusses visual styles, co...[full record]
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| newspaper - Passion, drive and subtle moods The Sydney Morning Herald. 21-03-1996. p.18 |
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Peter Galvin
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Review of the From Sand To Celluloid collection of short Indigenous films in particular Warwick Thorntonâs Pay Back and Darlene Johnsonâs Two Bob Mermai...[full record]
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| newspaper - Tales of compassion and courage. The Bulletin. 16-07-1996. p.77 |
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Tom Gilling
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| Discusses the tendency for mainstream filmmakers to reinforce racial stereotypes when representing Aboriginal people.
Highlights the need for more Aborigina...[full record]
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| newspaper - Television The Age. 13-07-1996. p.16 |
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Dennis Pryor
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| Includes a review of the From Sand To Celloud Collection and provides brief synopses of the individual titles.
Offers a perspective on the political, emoti...[full record]
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| newspaper - Worlds apart: resoundingly black and hopelessly blue Emerald Hill Times. 17-04-1996. p.Unknown |
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Author Unknown
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| A review of the From Sand To Celluloid collection which focuses on No Way To Forget, Two Bob Mermaid and Payback.
Discusses narrative structures, themes, st...[full record]
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