State of Shock
1989
Australia
59 minutes
English
In December 1979 at Weipa Aboriginal Reserve on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, Alwyn Peter stabbed his girlfriend to death in a drunken rage. This film takes an intimate look at Alwyn and his family, showing how their broken culture and the destruction of traditions has left Aboriginal people lost and powerless, turning their anger inward on themselves.
Production :
Frontline Films
Frontline Films
Editing :
Stewart Young
Stewart Young
Sound :
David Bradbury
David Bradbury
Photography :
Philip Bull
Philip Bull