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From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget (1996)

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clip Spirit work education content clip 1

Original classification rating: M. This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

Night-time. A man behind the wheel of a car. A desolate road. In voice-over, Shane Francis (David Ngoombujarra) talks about the spirits that are present in the work he does as a field officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Flashback: Francis walks into the office. A solicitor (Molly Brumm) seated at her desk, watches Francis cross the floor with a towel in one hand and a towel rack in the other. Francis attempts to tie the bulky towel into a knot by weaving it through the towel rack. He glances to his side. Beside him is a black-and-white photo that depicts a young man (Caine Muir) hanging by a towel tied in a knot. Francis is disturbed by not being able to imitate the technique by which the young man alleged hanged himself.

Curator’s notes

by Romaine Moreton

The Royal Commission into Deaths in Custody became necessary because of the high incidence of Indigenous peoples dying in custody in suspicious circumstances, as depicted here.

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