Free Country: Colonial Incursions in Stephen Maxwell Johnson's High Ground

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Abstract

Set a century ago at the tail end of Australia’s frontier wars, Stephen Maxwell Johnson’s feature presents a narrative of massacre, resistance and revenge centred on the relationship between a morally conflicted white bounty hunter and a mission-raised Aboriginal tracker. Drawing heavily on its Arnhem Land locations and filled with striking imagery,

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4-11
Number of pages7
JournalMetro
Issue number207
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Stephen Maxwell Johnson
  • High Ground
  • Frontier wars
  • Australian frontier wars
  • Aboriginal trackers
  • Indigenous trackers
  • Arnhem Land
  • Yolngu Boy
  • Berlin International Film Festival 2020

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