In My Own Words

Producer:	Darren Dale
Writer:	Erica Glynn
Director:	Erica Glynn
Cast:	Mary Waites, Clarence Gibbs, Janelle Frail, Jose Chala Leblanch, Kurt Waites, Narelle Reynolds, Deborah Durnan, Noelene Murphy, Norman Bloomfield, Douglas Koori Sullivan, Anthony Verall, Connie Shillingsworth, Janine Murphy, John Barker
Genre:	Documentary Feature
Year:	2017
Distributor:	Blackfella Films Pty Ltd
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Raw, heartfelt, sometimes painstaking but often funny, In My Own Words follows the journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and writing for the first time in their lives.

SBS & NITV

30th July 2017

8:30pm

2017 AACTA Awards
NOMINATED Best Documentary Television Program

2017 ASE Awards
NOMINATED Best Editing in a Non-Feature

2018 Ozflix Awards
NOMINATED Best Achievement in Indigenous Film Making

Sydney Film Festival
Friday 9th June, 2017
South by Southwest EDU
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ATOM Study Guide

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