Terra Nullius (1992)
Subtitles for: Terra Nullius (1992)
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.
| Genre | Drama |
| Duration | 21m |
| Country | Australia |
| Release | 01 Jan 1992 |
| Language | EN |
| Director | Anne Pratten |
| Keywords | australia trauma based on true story racism racial slur racial prejudice generational impressionist woman director indigenous australians australian aboriginal 1960s adoptive parent self-harm traumatized child short film adopted girl inner child remastered |
| IMDb | tt9015114 ↗ |
| Type | Movie Released |
