Aboriginal Australia
January 18, 2019 6:30pm – 8:45pm
Three short films that explore the black experience in Australia.
In this program:
1- LAST DRINK AT FRIDA’S
Directed by Bjorn Stewart
Sydney, 1944. A lonely married jazz singer and a troubled Indigenous soldier find solace in an underground speak easy, where the rules of the outside world don’t apply.
2- WARD ONE
Directed by Dylan River
An old fella teaches a young fella that there are more ways than one to heal the spirit.
3- OCCUPATION: NATIVE
Directed by Trisha Morton-Thomas
In Australia, the aboriginal story is often buried deep beneath the accepted 247 year Australian historical narrative.
More Info:
Location
Teacher’s College – Columbia University
525 West 120th Street, Rm# 263 Macy – btwn Amsterdam and Broadway
New York NY 10027 US