Terra Nullius
21 mins
Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.
Michelle Lacombe
Alice
Olivia Patten
Young Alice
Dacre King
Neville
Kristina Bloomstrand
Woman
Enid Freeman
Woman
Victoria Kennedy
Woman
Paula Maling
Woman
Phyllis Simpson
Woman
Sherre DeLys
Additional Voice Work
Alison Wotherspoon
Producer
Anne Pratten
Writer
Anne Pratten
Producer
Terri Kibbler
Production Design
Josie Keys
Cinematography
Anne Pratten
Editor
Anne Pratten
Director
Andrew Lancaster
Original Music Composer
Felicity Fox
Original Music Composer
Leonie Dickinson
Sound Recordist
Christopher Gill
First Assistant Director
Michael Brogan
Second Assistant Director
Alison Wall
Third Assistant Director
Pru Donovan
Continuity
Cindy Mikel
Continuity
Fotini Manikakis
Production Manager
Alison Wotherspoon
Production Manager
Alison Baillache
Production Accountant
Annette McLernan
Sponsorship Coordinator
Stewart Lawler
Production Assistant
Dean Merchant
Focus Puller
Jim Rogers
Clapper Loader
Ian Bosman
Gaffer
Adam Good
Grip
Don Andrews
Grip
Glen Day
Grip
Alicia Slusarski
Boom Operator
Lesley Bennett
Boom Operator
Madeline Preiser
Assistant Production Design
Elizabeth Moore
Assistant Production Design
Bart Groen
Standby Property Master
Brent Taylor
Carpenter
Wayne Smith
Carpenter
Ken Manning
Scenic Artist
Anat Simmons
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jo Anne Larcombe
Makeup Artist
Linda West
Makeup Artist
Judy Buchanan
Catering
Fotini Manikakis
Catering
Skye Redding
Vocal Coach
Alanna Harris
Still Photographer
Graeme Sharp
Visual Effects
Jackie Farkas
Title Designer
Daran Fulham
Title Designer
Jane Stewart
Sound Editor
Anne Pratten
Dialogue Editor
Alicia Slusarski
Foley
Maryella Hatfield
Musician
Cate Cahill
Sound Mixer
James Windgrove
Post Production Assistant
Jenny Ward
Post Production Assistant
Jackie Farkas
Director of Photography
Jamie Hediger
Colorist