Black Talk (2002)
Black Talk is a short film by Wayne Blair, a Butchala man from Rockhampton, who beautifully tells the story of family fragmentation when a young man Tim (Russell Page) moves to the city and loses contact with his cousin Scott (Laurence Clifford). Blair manages to fit a lot into 12 minutes of drama, weaving Indigenous language through the dialogue, as well as exploring the spiritual aspect of Indigenous culture and community. Black Talk addresses issues of assimilation, and the prospect of an Indigenous city-based person losing community ties when investing in a Western material based lifestyle.
Primary Title
- Black Talk
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 3 July 2004
Release Year
- 2002
Start Time
- 19 : 15
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 15:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Black Talk is a short film by Wayne Blair, a Butchala man from Rockhampton, who beautifully tells the story of family fragmentation when a young man Tim (Russell Page) moves to the city and loses contact with his cousin Scott (Laurence Clifford). Blair manages to fit a lot into 12 minutes of drama, weaving Indigenous language through the dialogue, as well as exploring the spiritual aspect of Indigenous culture and community. Black Talk addresses issues of assimilation, and the prospect of an Indigenous city-based person losing community ties when investing in a Western material based lifestyle.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Short films--Australia
- Aboriginal Australians--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Wayne Blair (Director)
- Wayne Blair (Writer)
- Russell Page (Actor)
- Laurence Clifford (Actor)
- Kylie du Fresne (Producer)
- Indigenous Unit of the Australian Film Commission (Production Unit)
- SBS Independent (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Short films--Australia
- Aboriginal Australians--Drama