Blood Brothers (film series)
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Directed by | Trevor Graham |
Written by | Ned Lander Rachel Perkins Trevor Graham Marcia Langton |
Produced by | Barbara Mariotti Ned Lander Rachel Perkins Jenny Day |
Distributed by | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
Release date | 1993 |
Running time | 217 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | English Warlpiri |
Blood Brothers is a 1993 four-part Australian
Aboriginal ceremony
.
Production
Screenwriting and direction was by
Trevor Graham, and Marcia Langton, and it was produced by Lander and Perkins.[1]
Episodes
"Broken English"
"Broken English" is about
Arrernte man Rupert Max Stuart who has always maintained his innocence of the rape and murder of a young white girl in 1958. He spent 14 years in prison and faced the gallows nine times for a crime he says he didn't commit. His story was the basis for the 2002 film Black and White.[2][3][4][5]
"Broken English" was directed by Lander.[6]
The running time is 55 minutes.[5]
"Freedom Ride"
"Freedom Ride" is about
This film was directed by Rachel Perkins.[8]
The running time is 54 minutes.[5]
"From Little Things, Big Things Grow"
"From Little Things, Big Things Grow" (title from the
song of the same name) is about the life of Kev Carmody, whose 1989 album Pillars of Society established him as a prominent Australian protest musician.[2][5][9]
This episode was written and directed by
Trevor Graham.[10]
The running time is 53 minutes.[5]
"Jardiwarnpa – A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony"
"Jardiwarnpa – A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony", written by Marcia Langton and directed by Lander,[11] is about the staging of a Warlpiri fire ceremony over several weeks and involving hundreds of people at Yuendumu in the Northern Territory.[2][5][12]
The running time is 57 minutes.[5]
References
- ^ "Blood Brothers (1993 - 1993)". Screen Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Blood Brothers". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Broken English". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Blood Brothers - Documentary Series". Alistair Jones. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "1993, English, Australian languages, Video, Captioned edition: Blood brothers [videorecording]". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Broken English (1993)". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Freedom Ride". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Freedom Ride (1993)". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "From Little Things Big Things Grow (1993)". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Jardiwarnpa: A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony (1993)". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Jardiwarnpa - A Warlpiri Fire Ceremony". National Film and Sound Archive. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
External links
- Blood Brothers at IMDb(incomplete)