Blood Brothers (1993) Freedom Ride
Freedom Ride is about Charles Perkins, one of the first Aboriginal people to graduate from university. He was also the leader of the 1965 freedom rides that challenged apartheid practices in northern NSW.
Blood Brothers is a 1993 four-part Australian documentary series that tells the stories of three different Aboriginal Australian men and an Aboriginal ceremony.
Primary Title
- Blood Brothers
Episode Title
- Freedom Ride
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 13 November 2004
Release Year
- 1993
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Blood Brothers is a 1993 four-part Australian documentary series that tells the stories of three different Aboriginal Australian men and an Aboriginal ceremony.
Episode Description
- Freedom Ride is about Charles Perkins, one of the first Aboriginal people to graduate from university. He was also the leader of the 1965 freedom rides that challenged apartheid practices in northern NSW.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made available for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Personal narratives
- Race relations--Australia
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Docudrama
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Alistair Jones (Composer)
- John Whitteron (Director of Photography)
- Ned Lander (Producer)
- Rachel Perkins (Producer)
- SBS Aboriginal Television Unit (Production Unit)
- City Pictures (Production Unit)
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (Funder)
- Rachel Perkins (Director)
- Rachel Perkins (Writer)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Aboriginal Australians--Personal narratives
- Race relations--Australia
- Documentary television programs--Australia