A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Marcia Langton, Agnes Hardwick, Jimmy Little, Alkira Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gentle, Liam Wridgeway
Crew: Tracey Moffatt (Director), Tracey Moffatt (Writer)
Country: Australia
Language: English
Studio: Australian Film Commission
Runtime: 19 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 31, 1990
IMDb: 6.3
Keywords:woman director, aboriginal
