form y separately published work icon First Born : The Life and Times of Jack Davis single work   film/TV  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 First Born : The Life and Times of Jack Davis
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A portrait of Aboriginal spokesman, writer and playwright, Jack Davis. Davis relates his childhood and experiences on an Aboriginal settlement. Extracts from some of his plays are presented. A useful discussion starter for topics related to Aboriginal culture and the nature of government intervention in the lives of the Aboriginal people in the past. Designed as a resource for teachers and aimed primarily at senior secondary students.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Australian Film Institute Distribution , ca. 1988 .
      Extent: 50 min.p.
      Description: Colour
      Series: form y separately published work icon Picturing Black Australia Australian Film Institute Distribution (publisher), Melbourne : Australian Film Institute Distribution , 1972-1989 Z1327104 1972 series - publisher film/TV

      A series of films made between 1972 and 1990 by both independent filmmakers and Australian film and television institutions, distributed on videocassette format by AFI Distribution Ltd under the collective title Picturing Black Australia. The films, which range in length from 6 to 130 minutes, explore a variety of issues to do with Aboriginal history and contemporary black Australian culture.

Works about this Work

Decrying the Noble Savage Frances Peters-Little , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Muse , July no. 208 2001; (p. 15)
This article discusses wther or not the representation of Aborigines in Australian film has changed during the last one hundred years.
Decrying the Noble Savage Frances Peters-Little , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Muse , July no. 208 2001; (p. 15)
This article discusses wther or not the representation of Aborigines in Australian film has changed during the last one hundred years.
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