Terra Nullius

Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.

Country:

Australia

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

21 minutes

Year:

1992

Director:

Anne Pratten

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Company:

Ronin Films,

Australian Film Television and Radio School

Cast:

Alice

Young Alice

Mary

Neville

Woman

Crew:

Cinematography

Producer

Production Design

Editor

Writer