My Colour, Your Kind(1998)
An atmospheric short drama about Aboriginal identity
A portrait of an albino Aboriginal teenager, her feelings of alienation while at a convent boarding school, and her dreams of escape.
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A portrait of an albino Aboriginal teenager, her feelings of alienation while at a convent boarding school, and her dreams of escape.
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1998-01-01
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An atmospheric short drama about Aboriginal identity
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australianunboarding schoolindigenousteenage girlracismracemud maskracial prejudicealbinoconvent (nunnery)mudwoman directorindigenous australiansaustralian aboriginalaustralian outbackaboriginalindigenous peoplesreligious institutionchristian missionarynorthern territoryalice springscanberrashort filmteenageraustralianindigenous customs
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