Two Bob Mermaid


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Source: Australian Screen Online (ASO)




Director
Darlene Johnson
Writer
Darlene Johnson
Producer
Antonia Barnard
DOP
Kim Batterham
Year
1996
Location
Sydney, NSW
Other Loc.
Type
Short Drama
ASO Link
https://aso.gov.au/titles/shorts/two-bob-mermaid/
Synopsis
A short drama, set in the 1950s, about an Aboriginal girl Koorine (Carrie Prosser) who is fair skinned and gains access to the local swimming pool where Aboriginal people are legally denied access. Part of the AFC’s ’From Sand to Celluloid’ collection. (Source: Australian Screen Online https://aso.gov.au/titles/shorts/two-bob-mermaid/notes/)