| Uniform Title |
Contact (Documentary film : 2009) |
| Title |
Contact. |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, [2017]. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (78 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround Dolby |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video all regions |
| Form of Work |
Documentary film |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3684. |
| Originally produced in 2009. |
| "In 1964, Yuwali was 17 when her first contact with whitefellas was filmed. This is her story" -- Cover. |
| Screen Australia and Contact Films presents in association with Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Arte France and The Martu Community. |
| Based on an original book 'Cleared out' by Sue Davenport, Peter Johnson & Yuwali. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Credits |
Directed by Bentley Dean, Martin Butler. |
| Summary |
In 1964 where a group of 20 Martu women and children walked out of the Great Sandy Desert into a new universe of European modernity. The event was only captured on film because scientists were testing the Blue Streak Rocket in the desert at the time. Many of the players on both sides are alive to recreate and tell their story. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, PAL, All regions, widescreen 16:9, 1:85.1. |
| Language note |
In English and Martu languages. English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Winner of 2009 AFI Awards Best feature length documentary. |
| Subjects |
Yuwali |
| Woomera Rocket Range -- History |
| Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Woomera |
| Guided missiles -- South Australia -- Woomera -- Testing |
| Woomera (S. Aust.) -- History |
| Genre |
Biographical films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Documentary films |
| Film adaptations |
| Other Names |
Butler, Martin film producer, film director. |
| Dean, Bentley film producer, film director. |
| Davenport, Sue. Cleared out Documentary film adaptation of (work). |
| Added Corporate Names |
Contact Films production company. |
| Screen Australia production company. |
| Umbrella Entertainment (Firm) distributor. |
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