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This video was recorded 07 July 2019.
Eureka Centre joined with the Aboriginal Education Centre at Federation University to mark NAIDOC Week 2019. A screening of ground-breaking 1981 film, Wrong Side of the Road, was followed by a panel discussion chaired by Indigenous musician and educator, Deb Clark. In this discussion, No Fixed Address guitarist, Ricky Harrison, and the band’s roadie, Ken Hampton, share stories about the making of the film and reflect on the cultural impact of the film and its music, both amongst the tight-knit Aboriginal community of Adelaide at the time and Australian society more broadly.
Wrong Side of the Road is an award-winning feature film that follows two Aboriginal bands, No Fixed Address and Us Mob, for two days on the road across South Australia. It is the first Australian film to feature a predominantly Indigenous cast and to explore the lives and identity of urban Aboriginal people, including the Stolen Generation. Restored by the National Film and Sound Archive, Wrong Side of the Road is notable for its innovative combination of drama and documentary, propelled by performances of impassioned songs of struggle and improvised scenes that lend the film a poignant authenticity.
This video was recorded 07 July 2019.
Eureka Centre joined with the Aboriginal Education Centre at Federation University to mark NAIDOC Week 2019. A screening of ground-breaking 1981 film, Wrong Side of the Road, was followed by a panel discussion chaired by Indigenous musician and educator, Deb Clark. In this discussion, No Fixed Address guitarist, Ricky Harrison, and the band’s roadie, Ken Hampton, share stories about the making of the film and reflect on the cultural impact of the film and its music, both amongst the tight-knit Aboriginal community of Adelaide at the time and Australian society more broadly.
Wrong Side of the Road is an award-winning feature film that follows two Aboriginal bands, No Fixed Address and Us Mob, for two days on the road across South Australia. It is the first Australian film to feature a predominantly Indigenous cast and to explore the lives and identity of urban Aboriginal people, including the Stolen Generation. Restored by the National Film and Sound Archive, Wrong Side of the Road is notable for its innovative combination of drama and documentary, propelled by performances of impassioned songs of struggle and improvised scenes that lend the film a poignant authenticity.
