Terra Nullius (1992)
21m
Running Time
January 1, 1992Release Date
Terra Nullius (1992)
21m
Running Time
January 1, 1992Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.
Where to Watch.

Currently Terra Nullius is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Michelle Lacombe
Alice

Olivia Patten
Young Alice

Wendy Playfair
Mary

Dacre King
Neville

Kristina Bloomstrand
Woman

Enid Freeman
Woman

Victoria Kennedy
Woman

Paula Maling
Woman

Phyllis Simpson
Woman

Sherre DeLys
Additional Voice Work

Josie Keys
Cinematography

Alison Wotherspoon
Producer / Production Manager

Terri Kibbler
Production Design

Anne Pratten
Editor / Writer / Producer / Director / Dialogue Editor

Andrew Lancaster
Original Music Composer

Felicity Fox
Original Music Composer

Leonie Dickinson
Sound Recordist

Christopher Gill
First Assistant Director

Michael Brogan
Second Assistant Director

Alison Wall
Third Assistant Director

Pru Donovan
Continuity

Cindy Mikel
Continuity

Fotini Manikakis
Production Manager / Catering

Alison Baillache
Production Accountant

Annette McLernan
Sponsorship Coordinator

Stewart Lawler
Production Assistant

Dean Merchant
Focus Puller

Jim Rogers
Clapper Loader

Ian Bosman
Gaffer

Adam Good
Grip

Don Andrews
Grip

Glen Day
Grip

Alicia Slusarski
Boom Operator / Foley

Lesley Bennett
Boom Operator

Madeline Preiser
Assistant Production Design

Elizabeth Moore
Assistant Production Design

Bart Groen
Standby Property Master

Brent Taylor
Carpenter

Wayne Smith
Carpenter

Ken Manning
Scenic Artist

Anat Simmons
Wardrobe Supervisor

Jo Anne Larcombe
Makeup Artist

Linda West
Makeup Artist

Judy Buchanan
Catering

Skye Redding
Vocal Coach

Alanna Harris
Still Photographer

Graeme Sharp
Visual Effects

Jackie Farkas
Title Designer / Director of Photography

Daran Fulham
Title Designer

Jane Stewart
Sound Editor

Maryella Hatfield
Musician

Cate Cahill
Sound Mixer

James Windgrove
Post Production Assistant

Jenny Ward
Post Production Assistant

Jamie Hediger
Colorist
Details.
This Movie Is About.
australia
trauma
based on a true story
racism
racial slur
racial prejudice
generational
impressionist
woman director
indigenous australians
australian aborigine
1960s
adoptive parents
self-harm
traumatized child
short
adopted girl
film
inner child
remastered