History bites back
NITV/SBS 2021 | 54 Minute Documentary
Represented by the SBS Reconciliation Film Club
Director: Trisha Morton-Thomas, Craig Anderson
Producer: Bridget May
Executive Producers: Rachel Clements, Trisha Morton-Thomas
Synopsis:
Aboriginal filmmaker Trisha Morton-Thomas (Destiny Does Alice, Occupation: Native) teams up again with Comedy Director/Writer, Craig Anderson (Black Comedy, Occupation: Native), and some of Australia’s freshest comedic talent (Steven Oliver and Elaine Crombie) to bite back at negative social media comments and steer the conversation to look into the historical context of the fortunes and misfortunes of Aboriginal Australians from social security, citizenship and equal wages to nuclear bombs and civil actions.
Nomination:
ATOM Award
“Funny and confronting”
Sydney Morning Herald