CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 22m

After the Apology

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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…

Directed byLarissa Behrendt

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 22m
Language
EN
Released
October 9, 2017
Studios
Pursekey Productions

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4 credited
Starring

Debra Swan

Aunty Hazel Collins

Karen Fusi

Suellyn Tighe

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Directed by
Larissa Behrendt
Written by
Larissa Behrendt

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