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Darlene Johnson Darlene Johnson i(A113050 works by)
Born: Established: 1970 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Dunghutti
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1 form y separately published work icon Born to Spy Tiffany Zehnal , Tristram Baumber , Michelle Lim Davidson , Melissa Lee Speyer , Andrew Lee , David D. S. Park , Sophia Chung , Alice McCredie-Dando , Hyun Lee , Justine Flynn , ( dir. Chase Lee et. al. )agent Australia : Aquarius Films , 2022 25518851 2022 series - publisher film/TV children's

'Yu Na and Min Park want more excitement in their lives, but they don't realise just how crazy their lives will become when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Irreverent Paddy Macrae , Andrew Anastasios , Darlene Johnson , Andrew Knight , Angela McDonald , ( dir. Jonathan Teplitzky et. al. )agent Australia : Matchbox Pictures Peacock Netflix , 2022 23104411 2022 series - publisher film/TV A Chicago criminal bungles a heist and is forced to hide out in a small town in Far North Queensland, posing at their new reverend.
1 4 form y separately published work icon The Heights Warren Clarke , Que Minh Luu , ( dir. James Bogle et. al. )agent 2019 Australia : Matchbox Pictures For Pete's Sake Productions , 2019-2020 15687763 2019 series - publisher film/TV

'The series centres on the inner-city neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights, exploring the relationships between the residents of the Arcadia social housing tower and the people who live in the rapidly gentrifying community that surrounds it.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 22/02/2019)

1 form y separately published work icon Bluey Darlene Johnson , 2015 10271123 2015 single work film/TV

'BLUEY is an intense portrayal of an angry young girl who is trapped in a violent world of inner and outer turmoil. She desperately wants to break out of this cycle but doesn’t know how. It’s a story about courage and survival. One day she meets a mystery mentor, and for the first time, Bluey plunges into the depths of her own being.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 1 form y separately published work icon The Redfern Story Once Upon a Time in Redfern Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) Sydney : Samson Productions , 2014 7204376 2014 single work film/TV

'In the early '70s, Aboriginal political activism took to the stage with the first all-Indigenous theatre company, the National Black Theatre in inner-city Redfern. Against the backdrop of street protests, a group of actors and activists created a voice for their community; the theatre became a social hub where Indigenous identity could be explored. Darlene Johnson's forceful documentary features interviews with Indigenous media pioneer Lester Bostock, writer Gerry Bostock, actor Lillian Crombie, activist-academic Gary Foley, academic Marcia Langton and actors Rachael Maza, Bryan Brown and Bindi Williams.' (Source: Sydney Film Festival website)

1 7 form y separately published work icon River of No Return Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) Australia : Bower Bird Films , 2008 Z1517708 2008 single work film/TV

'Frances Djulibing is a 42 year old mother of three who comes from the remote community of Ramingining in North East Arnhem land. Like many young girls, Frances always dreamed of being a movie star. Her journey from traditional tribal life to red carpets and awards ceremonies is unlike any other. It's a fascinating and unique story as Frances fights to overcome huge personal and cultural challenges. Yappa's Story is a story of change and transformation as Frances learns to move between the ancient life of the Yolgnu and modern world of the balanda.' Source:www.nfsa.gov.au (Sighted 28/07/2008)

1 3 form y separately published work icon Crocodile Dreaming Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) Sydney : Australian Film Commission. Indigenous Branch , 2007 Z1464365 2007 single work film/TV 'A modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers. Separated at birth, they have different fathers. One is readily accepted as a fully-fledged member of the tribe and is looked on to fulfil the duties of jungaiy, an important ceremonial role which obliges him to be caretaker for his mother's dreaming, the crocodile totem. The other, whose father was white, is younger and has had to struggle to fit into the tribe who see him only as a yella fella.' (Libraries Australia Collection)
1 1 form y separately published work icon Gulpilil : One Red Blood Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) 2002 Z1476010 2002 single work film/TV 'David Gulpilil is one of the most respected Australian actors of his generation. Born in 1953 he grew up on an Aboriginal reserve and worked as a stockman. Possessing exceptional talents as a dancer, at age 14 he was chosen to play the lead in Nicholas Roeg's film Walkabout (1970). He went on to act in a number of Australian feature films including Mad Dog Morgan (1976), Storm Boy (1977), The Last Wave (1977), Crocodile Dundee (1986) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002). Most recently he won the AFI award for best actor for his performance in The Tracker (2002). When he is not acting, Gulpilil lives a demanding traditional tribal life with his family in Arnhem Land, Northern Australia where he is an elder of the Yolgnu clan. Following Gulpilil from the set of The Tracker back to his community the film reveals how the actor negotiates the two very different worlds he moves between. Interviews with Phillip Noyce, Rolf De Heer, Marcia Langton, Gary Foley, Jack Thompson, Gulpilil and others are interspersed with clips from films in which the actor has appeared.' Source: Libraries Australia (Sighted 28/02/2008).
1 form y separately published work icon Stranger in My Skin Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) Lindfield : Film Australia , 2002 Z1475751 2002 single work film/TV

'Ray Cotti was born to Aboriginal parents but adopted at a young age by a Swiss German family in Sydney. Growing up in a European culture, he thought of himself as white. Then at the age of eight, Ray was removed from his adoptive family and, after living in a series of institutions, placed in foster care. By the time he was in his teens, confusion about his identity was taking a devastating toll. This is a portrait of a young man on a journey of self-discovery, searching for his origins. Now an active member of an Indigenous community with a family of his own, he has found a sense of belonging. His journey is far from over but Ray Cotti is finally at home in his own skin.'

Source: www.filmaust.com.au/ (Sighted: 28/02/2008).

1 form y separately published work icon Stolen Generations Darlene Johnson (director), Australia : 2000 8978296 2000 single work film/TV

Stolen Generations, directed and narrated by Aboriginal filmm-maker Darlene Johnson, continues the examination of the impact of the removal of Aboriginal children from their families during the 1950s and 1960s. Using the particular stories of Bobby Randall, Cleonie Quayle and Daisy Howard, the fi lm expands upon the themes of Lousy Little Sixpence, showing the wide range of ways in which Aboriginal children were removed and the variety of destinations for the children.

The stories are combined with interviews with two well-known Australian historians Marcia Langton and Henry Reynolds who describe the racist assumptions behind these policies. Removing children was a deliberate government policy and the end aimed for was the eventual disappearance of Aborigines as a people. Illustrated with striking archive footage and a first person narration by Aboriginal director Darlene Johnson.(Source: Ronin Films website)

1 4 form y separately published work icon Two Bob Mermaid Darlene Johnson , ( dir. Darlene Johnson ) Sydney : Core Films , 1996 Z1475866 1996 single work film/TV

Koorine is a young fair-skinned Koori girl growing up in a country town in 1957. At that time, Aboriginal people were not welcome in public swimming pools and had to sit separately at the movies. Koorine desperately wants to enter the 'million dollar mermaid' swimming contest. She has a choice because she 'looks white.' Then a fight breaks out at the swimming pool between her Koori friends and her white friends. She has to decide what is more important to her, her white friends or her Koori identity.

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