The Native Police

Overview

A glimpse into a brutal chapter of Australia’s past, this powerful short from emerging Arrernte/Kalkadoon filmmaker Charles Perrurle Perkins follows an Indigenous man forced to work as a tracker for a white expansionist group forging their way across the Central Desert. Tasked with escorting a young Arrernte girl, he is forced to reckon with the colonial-driven violence that is tearing his people apart.

Directed by Charles Perkins

Top cast

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Jeremiah Daniels

Peter / Warrul

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Lahni Williams

Arula

Madeleine Madden

Kngwarreye

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Michael Gorey

Blackie

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Stephen Blanch

Civilian Constable

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