After the Apology
Suellyn thought the Department of Community Services (DOCS) would only remove children in extreme cases, until her own grandchildren were taken in the middle of the night. Hazel decided to take on the DOCS system after her fourth grandchild was taken into state care. Jen Swan expected to continue to care for her grandchildren but DOCS deemed her unsuitable, a shock not just to her but to her sister, Deb, who was, at the time, a DOCS worker. The rate of Indigenous child removal has actually increased since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered the apology to the ‘stolen generations’ in 2008. These four grandmothers find each other and start a national movement to place extended families as a key solution to the rising number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care. They are not only taking on the system; they are changing it…
Year: 2017
Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: Pursekey Productions
Director: Larissa Behrendt
Cast: Debra Swan, Aunty Hazel Collins, Karen Fusi, Suellyn Tighe
Crew: Marden Dean (Cinematography), Matthew Walker (Editor), Larissa Behrendt (Writer), Larissa Behrendt (Director), Caitlin Yeo (Music)
Runtime: 82 minutes
Release: Oct 09, 2017
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Australia
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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