It's a Long Road Back + Lousy Little Sixpence 1981 – 1983 G
Production still from Lousy Little Sixpence 1981 / Director: Oomera (Coral) Edwards / Image courtesy: Ronin Films / View full image
When
1.00 pm, Fri 16 Oct 2026 (67 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art, Cinema A
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
About
It's a Long Road Back 1981
'It's a Long Road Back is a powerful, short documentary shot on Super 8mm and directed by Indigenous filmmaker Oomera (Coral) Edwards. It provides a raw, first-person account of the Stolen Generations in Australia, exploring the devastating impact of institutional policies that stripped Aboriginal children of their families and cultural identity.' — Archie Moore
13 minutes | All Ages
Lousy Little Sixpence 1983
'Lousy Little Sixpence, directed by Alec Morgan and Gerry Bostock, is a documentary that charts the fight against forced servitude overseen by the Aboriginal Protection Board and the beginnings of organised protest movements. It doesn't use emotional manipulation, sensationalism, just hard facts in the form of personal testimonies and archival material to tell the story of Stolen Wages.' — Archie Moore
54 minutes | G
Production Credits
It's a Long Road Back
- Director: Oomera (Coral) Edwards
- Script: Oomera (Coral) Edwards
- Cinematographer: Oomera (Coral) Edwards
- Editor: Oomera (Coral) Edwards
- Cast: Oomera (Coral) Edwards
- Print Source: Ronin Films
- Rights: Ronin Films
- Year: 1981
- Runtime: 13 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: 8mm
- Screening Format: DCP
Lousy Little Sixpence
- Director: Alec Morgan
- Script: Alec Morgan
- Cinematographers: Martha Ansara, James Grant, Alessandro Cavadini, Fabio Cavadini
- Editors: John Scott, Rhonda MacGregor
- Cast: Margaret Tucker, Bill Reid, Geraldine Briggs, Violet Shea
- Print Source: Ronin Films
- Rights: Ronin Films
- Year: 1983
- Runtime: 54 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: 16mm
- Screening Format: DCP