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.
Cast
Crew
Annette McLernan
Sponsorship Coordinator
Anne Pratten
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Dialogue Editor
Jackie Farkas
Director of Photography, Title Designer
Josie Keys
Cinematography
Jamie Hediger
Colorist
Christopher Gill
First Assistant Director
Michael Brogan
Second Assistant Director
Alison Wall
Third Assistant Director
Alison Wotherspoon
Producer, Production Manager
Stewart Lawler
Production Assistant
Terri Kibbler
Production Design
James Windgrove
Post Production Assistant
Jenny Ward
Post Production Assistant
Anat Simmons
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jo Anne Larcombe
Makeup Artist
Linda West
Makeup Artist
Ken Manning
Scenic Artist
Jane Stewart
Sound Editor
Cate Cahill
Sound Mixer
Leonie Dickinson
Sound Recordist
Alicia Slusarski
Boom Operator, Foley
Lesley Bennett
Boom Operator
Graeme Sharp
Visual Effects
Andrew Lancaster
Original Music Composer
Felicity Fox
Original Music Composer
Maryella Hatfield
Musician
Alison Baillache
Production Accountant
Skye Redding
Vocal Coach
Alanna Harris
Still Photographer
Brent Taylor
Carpenter
Wayne Smith
Carpenter
Bart Groen
Standby Property Master
Jim Rogers
Clapper Loader
Pru Donovan
Continuity
Cindy Mikel
Continuity
Madeline Preiser
Assistant Production Design
Elizabeth Moore
Assistant Production Design
Adam Good
Grip
Don Andrews
Grip
Glen Day
Grip
Ian Bosman
Gaffer
Fotini Manikakis
Production Manager, Catering
Daran Fulham
Title Designer
Judy Buchanan
Catering
Dean Merchant
Focus Puller