Mabo: Life of an Island Man 1997 G

When

11.00am, Sun 26 Jan 2020 (87 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

A fascinating and intimate documentary portrait of Eddie Mabo, the Indigenous land rights campaigner whose fight for recognition of 'native title' for Murray Islanders changed the legal landscape of Australia forever. Mabo's push through the court system to reject the original British doctrine of 'terra nullius' finally granted legal rights in Australia to Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders for the protection and recognition of their ancestral homes.

Production Credits

  • Director: Trevor Graham
  • Script: Trevor Graham
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Year: 1997
  • Runtime: 87 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 16mm, 35mm
  • Screening Format: DCP