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Generations of Men
May Downs, 1859. A white family making an overland journey to Rockhampton, with the assistance of Aboriginal staff, is stalled when the mother goes into labour. This loose adaptation of Wright’s eponymous historical account focuses on the female experience of colonisation, revealing the human costs of masculine avarice.
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May Downs, 1859. A white family making an overland journey to Rockhampton, with the assistance of Aboriginal staff, is stalled when the mother goes into labour. This loose adaptation of Wright’s eponymous historical account focuses on the female experience of colonisation, revealing the human costs of masculine avarice.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Joanna Joy, Margaret Hornagold, Aunty Nicky Hatfield, Elizabeth Simard, LeLarnie Hatfield
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Runtime:15 minutes
Studio:Unless Pictures, Screen Queensland, Homefront Pictures (AU)
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