One Man's Road
| One Man's Road | |
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| Directed by | Bob Kingsbury |
| Starring | Clive Andrew Williams (1915–1980) |
| Edited by | Ian Dunlop |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
One Man's Road (1967) is a short Australian documentary film about the experiences of Aboriginal Australians.
The most prominent role in the movie was given to Aboriginal Australian activist Clive Andrew Williams (1915–1980).[1][2][3] Upon the film's release, Williams was dismayed to find that the Australian Department of Territories had been using the movie as propaganda to promote the cultural assimilation of Aboriginal people.[4]
The movie was produced by the Commonwealth Film Unit.[5] It was premiered on National Aborigines' Day, 14 July 1967[6] and the next day started playing on multiple television channels to mark the day, airing again in successive years.[7][8] the Age's Teletopics column said "Clive Williams impressed as an exemplary family man of great inner resources. Though his path to assimilation was a difficult one, the documentary was too consoling. So easy to say: "If he can do it, what's stopping others?" And that's neither the point nor the end of the story."[9]
References
- ↑ NFSA Films (2015-02-11). One Man's Road. Retrieved 2024-06-13 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "One man's road | Robert Kingsbury | 1967 | ACMI collection". www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ↑ FitzSimons, Trish; Laughren, Pat; Williamson, Dugald (2011-01-31). Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-521-16799-4.
- ↑ Duncan, Alan T., "Clive Andrew Williams (1915–1980)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-06-13
- ↑ "One Man's Road | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia". www.nfsa.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ↑ "Film on Aborigines", The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 July 1967
- ↑ "The ordeal of transition - an Aborigine tells", The Age, 13 July 1967
- ↑ FitzSimons, Trish; Laughren, Pat; Williamson, Dugald (2011-01-31). Australian Documentary: History, Practices and Genres. Cambridge University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-521-16799-4.
- ↑ "Teletopics", The Age, 20 July 1967