
Terra Nullius
Drama
Overview
Loosely based on the filmmaker's personal experience, "Terra Nullius" is an impressionistic account of an eight year old Koori girl, Alice, growing up in a white adoptive family which denies her Aboriginality. The film examines how unacknowledged shame and fear passes from one generation to the next, from one culture to another. The last scene depicts a silent meeting between the young Alice and the adult Alice. In order to reclaim her life, Alice decides she must confront the pain and confusion of her childhood.
Top Cast
Michelle Lacombe
Michelle Lacombe
Alice
Michelle Lacombe
Alice
Olivia Patten
Olivia Patten
Young Alice
Olivia Patten
Young Alice


Wendy Playfair
Wendy Playfair
Mary
Wendy Playfair
Mary
Dacre King
Dacre King
Neville
Dacre King
Neville
Kristina Bloomstrand
Kristina Bloomstrand
Woman
Kristina Bloomstrand
Woman
Enid Freeman
Enid Freeman
Woman
Enid Freeman
Woman
Victoria Kennedy
Victoria Kennedy
Woman
Victoria Kennedy
Woman
Paula Maling
Paula Maling
Woman
Paula Maling
Woman
Phyllis Simpson
Phyllis Simpson
Woman
Phyllis Simpson
Woman
Sherre DeLys
Sherre DeLys
Additional Voice Work
Sherre DeLys
Additional Voice Work
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