Aboriginal Heart
Synopsis
In remote New South Wales, a young city doctor gets bamboozled by the gentle cunning and stunning art of a group of local Aboriginal women.
His first job in an Aboriginal outback community takes a turn when some savvy local Aboriginal women compel him to buy all their artwork.
About the director
Michelle Blanchard is an Aboriginal filmmaker and currently Deputy Director of the Koori Centre at the University of Sydney. She is a descendant of the Nugi/Nunnuccal clans, North Stradbroke Island (Minjeeribah), Queensland.
Details
- Cast
- Adam Demos
Valerie Bugmy
Erica Dixon - Release dates
- World premiere at the Sydney Film Festival, June 2013
- Awards
- Best Indigenous Film - 2014 Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival, Gympie, Queensland, Australia
- Notes
Language: Barkindji and English
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- 2007 Custard
- 2009 The Party Shoes
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