Director
Perun Bonser
Writer
Perun Bonser, Renee Kennedy
Producer
DOP
Year
2015
Location
Perth, Western Australia
Type
Documentary
ASO Link
Synopsis
The world of shadows of puppets is monochromatic - a stark environment contained within a light box. Government policies and political discourse is laid bare in this black and white world, revealing a brief history of displacement and marginalisation of the Aboriginal people in the North-West of Australia. What is exposed is a pattern in the language that has not greatly changed since the time of colonisation, which is still used to manage Aboriginal people and their affairs. The consequences of which, leaves shadows of displacement across the land. Part of the ’Light’ Short documentary series. (Source: Australia on Screen https://australiaonscreen.com/film/shadows-of-displacement-at-hot-docs-2016/)
