Stealing Australia
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
TODAY'S Aboriginal films are inevitably linked to the long history of Australian films. The film industry in the Land of the Kangaroo got underway in 1896. Around three years later, its first drama film, Soldier of the Cross, was made by Joseph Perry. This 15-minute film was made for the Australian Salvation Army. In 1906, the film The Story of the Kelly Gang under the direction of producer Charles Tait appeared. It was the second film that st
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