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'The Crossing Tracks 30-minute drama series is an initiative of the Australian Film Commission (AFC) in collaboration with SBS Independent and the ABC.' Source: www.afc.gov.au (Sighted 05/02/2008).
Includes
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form
y
Harry's War
Torquay
:
Golden Seahorse Productions
,
1999
Z862513
1999
single work
film/TV
(taught in 2 units)
Harry Saunders's decision to join the army during the Second World War and fight for his country is largely motivated by his desire to fight for the rights of Indigenous people. Harry hopes that in fighting alongside the white citizens of Australia, he will help Indigenous people to eventually win citizenship. Prejudice and racism, however, are not so easily overcome, as Harry soon finds out.
(Source: Australian Screen.)
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form
y
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Australia
:
Core Films
,
1999
Z1465718
1999
single work
film/TV
'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning takes us on a journey into the discontented life of Melanie as she grapples with adolescence, rural isolation and life with her dysfunctional father. Her difficulties escalate when she is taken hostage by three young men, for whom life has very little meaning and no consequences, and where recklessness and adrenalin rule.' Source: Libraries Australia (Sighted 05/02/2008).
Australia
:
Core Films
,
1999
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form
y
Wind
Australia
:
Mayfan
,
1999
Z1520187
1999
single work
film/TV
A short drama set in the cold, bleak terrain of the high country in 1857, as a young black tracker and his elderly sergeant move on the trail of a killer.
Australia : Mayfan , 1999
