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Who Killed Malcolm Smith?
- Year of completion
- 1992
- Content type
- Documentary
- Format
- Short
- Genre
- History
- Duration
- 55 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
This is the true story of Malcolm Charles Smith who, like many Aboriginal people, was taken from his family as a child and died a shocking and early death after a life of institutionalisation and deprivation. In this documentary Richard Frankland, who helped investigate his death for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, revisits Smith's friends and family who tell the story of Malcolm's life and death.
Cast and Crew
Producer
Sharon ConnollyExecutive Producer
Ron SaundersDirector of Photography
Nicholas AdlerCast
Richard Franklin (narrator)Awards
1993 — Australian Film Institute
Screenings
1993 — Aboriginality - Berlin
1995 — Basically Black Film Festival
Sales
Australian Sales
National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaInternational Sales
National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaProduction Company
Film Australia LimitedTitus Films Pty Ltd
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