Storyline

The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and writing for the first time.

Released

2017-06-09
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n/a
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n/a
Runtime

1hr 3m
Genre

Documentary
Status

Released
Language
Production

Blackfella Films

Crew

Erica Glynn

Director

Erica Glynn

Writer

Darren Dale

Producer

Keywords:

australia indigenous australians australian aboriginal literacy

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