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A visually poetic short film about racism and reconciliation and justice as seen through the eyes of a child in a country town.
The business of being black today takes many forms: outrageous, courageous, mysterious, simple, straightforward and complex. The good, the bad and the ugly. But what makes our bit of business unique? The 13 short films in this series are directed by Indigenous filmmakers from around Australia.
Bettina Goering, grand niece of Herman Goering, has long tried to bury the dark legacy of her family history. Painter Ruth Rich, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, works out her grief through paintings she calls the 'Songs of Darkness' series. When Bettina seeks out Ruth as a way of confronting a past she cannot free herself from, both women's hidden guilt and rage clash in a series of intimate and extraordinary meetings. At a time when vast rifts between groups are tearing the world apart, this gripping and ultimately hopeful film is a beautiful testament to the power of reconciliation.
Steve is in jail for killing his lover. He escapes from jail to have a second chance at life and encounters the spirit of his dead lover in a mortuary. The spirit wants revenge. Steve wants to escape.
In the West, people fall in love and then get married. In India, people get married and then fall in love. But this is not India - this is Paramatta, Sydney, Australia... A film celebrating cultural clashes amidst a wild and wonderful festival of colour.
On the day Tom's mysterious uncle Cyril is due to visit, Tom suffers a series of mishaps, ending with an encounter with a parking-space thief who is best left alone. A short drama about fate, stress and communication between strangers.
PRECIOUS is a 'video age' silent film, a black fairytale love story. It is made in homage to 1995, being the centenary of the birth of cinema. True wealth... What is precious and what is not? Two young people hold precious their love over their riches. Jean and Phelli find when they separate from brutality that they have each other, their sensuality and their love.
Two brothers face a crisis of dignity, which causes them to examine their relationship and sets them on a quest to become indeed, two big boys. Part of the A Bit of Black Business series.
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