CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 0h 53m

The Coolbaroo Club

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Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club",  which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its lifetime, the Club attracted Black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas. Although best-remembered for the hugely popular Coolbaroo dances attended by hundreds of Aborigines and their white supporters, the "Coolbaroo League", founded by Club members, ran a newspaper and became an effective political organization, speaking out on issues of the day affecting Aboriginal people.

Directed byRoger Scholes

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 53m
Language
EN
Released
March 1, 1996
Studios
Ronin FilmsAnnamax MediaCoolbaroo Club Productions

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Christopher Robin Bodney

Self

Eileen Clarke

Self

Frank Bropho

Self

Gladys Bropho

Self

Helena Murphy

Self

Joan Penny

Self

Nora PIckett

Self

Roma Loo

Self

Shirley Corunna

Self

Thomisha Passmore

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Roger Scholes
Written by
Roger Scholes
Steve Kinnane
Produced by
Penny Robins
Penny Robins
Stephen Kinnane

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