Source: Australian Screen Online (ASO)
Director
Rachel Perkins
Writer
Rachel Perkins
Producer
Ned Lander
DOP
Year
1993
Location
Moree, NSW
Walgett, NSW
Type
Documentary
ASO Link
Synopsis
A documentary that intercuts interview material with historical footage, FREEDOM RIDE, written and directed by Rachel Perkins, delves into the political motivations of her father, Dr ’Kumantjayi’ (Charlie) Perkins. Perkins was a university student in the 60s and led other students on a ’freedom ride’ through rural communities where the segregation between whites and Aborigines were still in place. Part of the BLOOD BROTHERS documentary series (Source: Australian Screen Online http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/freedom-ride-blood-brothers/notes/)
