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Michelle Blanchard Michelle Blanchard i(A117687 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Nunukul / Noonuccal
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1 form y separately published work icon Aboriginal Heart Tim Duncan , ( dir. Michelle Blanchard ) 2013 6057872 2013 single work film/TV

'Aboriginal Heart is the story of a young city doctor in rural New South Wales who gets bamboozled by the gentle cunning and stunning art of six local aboriginal women.' (the blackbook website: www.theblackbook.com.au)

1 52 form y separately published work icon Redfern Now Jon Bell , Adrian Wills , Steven McGregor , Danielle MacLean , Michelle Blanchard , Wayne Blair , ( dir. Catriona McKenzie et. al. )agent Australia : ABC Television Screen Australia Blackfella Films , 2012-2013 Z1750518 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Redfern Now is 'the first contemporary TV drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.'

Source: ABC Television website.

1 form y separately published work icon The Party Shoes Michelle Blanchard , ( dir. Michelle Blanchard ) 2009 Australia : Black Ruby Productions , 2009 Z1587828 2009 single work film/TV

Ten-year-old Jenny sees her mother Patsy crying as she reads a letter. Determined that this won't happen again, Jenny waits for the mailman to pass by and begins collecting all the letters of the neighbourhood, which she stashes in an electrical distribution box. When Patsy finds the letters, she realises that she all but abandoned Jenny while allowing herself to be consumed with emotion following the end of a relationship. The story ends with mother and daughter sitting on a bed sorting through the letters.

Party Shoes allows us the opportunity to not only enter the private world of a girl who is seeking nurturing and purpose in the absence of her mother's attention, but to also explore the relationship between a mixed-race child and her white mother.

1 form y separately published work icon Custard Michelle Blanchard , ( dir. Michelle Blanchard ) Australia : Scarlett Pictures , 2007 7228830 2007 single work film/TV

Custard tells the story of a young Aboriginal woman who visits her grandmother after the death of the grandfather. She is looking for answers to her many questions. Although a sad film, it is not without humour when the granddaughter reads out a modified death certificate where the old man died of an overdose of custard. Custard is based on a true story.

1 form y separately published work icon Memory Michelle Blanchard , ( dir. Michelle Blanchard ) Metro Screen , 2005 Z1525275 2005 single work film/TV Memory is a film about the extraordinary resilence of love and its power to transcend cultural boundaries. It is also about the finality of death and the ironic opportunity it can give us in terms of a moment of liberation. How does the death of someone we love affect us and move us to re-examine who we are and where we are going?
1 Prologue i "Rmember", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 7)
1 Epilogue i "The rare photography of colour", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 42)
1 Pictures i "The world tapped on my door, asked me out to play the game", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 41)
1 Lost Pilot i "You're pilot of a plane", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 40)
1 I'd Do i "I'd do it, I'd do it for you", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 39)
1 The Ships i "The ships sailed slowly", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 38)
1 The Seed i "Dreams become our seed", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 37)
1 The Jokes on Us i "Tomorrow", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 35)
1 The Garden Lady i "The garden lady lives", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 34)
1 Circles and Squares i "It's a sham the world is a circle", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 33)
1 Pretty Ribbons i "Breasts are conspicious things", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 32)
1 Best Friends i "Yes, of course I'm your best friend, but why did you wake me", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 31)
1 Dear John Letter i "By the time you come to read this, your dinner will be", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 30)
1 Death i "You were there when dreams died", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 29)
1 Maybe Lands i "I've read every book in the world", Michelle Blanchard , 1990 single work poetry
— Appears in: Circles and Squares 1990; (p. 27-28)
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