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Island of Lies
- Year of completion
- 1990
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- Arts, Culture, History
- Duration
- 55 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
When Eliza Fraser was shipwrecked on Fraser Island in 1836, there were up to 3000 Aboriginal people living there — by 1905, there were perhaps a dozen left. What happened to those people is buried and unknown. Inspired by a No drama based on the story of Eliza Fraser, filmmaker Gillian Coote follows the route of early settlers north out of Sydney to Fraser Island to uncover the lies and secrets of Australia's settlement.
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Gillian CooteDirector
Gillian CooteProducer
Gillian CooteWriter
Gillian CooteCast
Music by Riley Lee, Shakuhachi and Matthew Doyle, DidgeridooAwards
1992 — Australian Teachers Of Media Inc – ATOM Award - Best Documentary
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