Back home

Short Changed

1 votes

Producing House

Described as "an Aboriginal Kramer vs Kramer," this is the moving account of an Aboriginal political activist fighting his white ex-wife for joint custody of their son.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1986-11-13

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: George Ogilvie

Writer: Robert J. Merritt, Ken Quinnell

Spoken language: English

Genres:

Original title: Short Changed

Production Companies: Magpie Films

Production Countries: Australia

Recommendations

The Roly Poly Man
3

The Roly Poly Man

1994-12-01

Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad

Careful, He Might Hear You
3

Careful, He Might Hear You

1983-09-22

Abandoned by his father after his mother dies, young PS lives in suburban Sydney with his aunt Lila

Cinderella
3.3

Cinderella

1997-11-02

Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fai

Mr. Patterns
0

Mr. Patterns

2004-06-12

Papunya Tula art, commonly known as dot painting, is world renowned. Mr Patterns tells the story of

My Darling Vivian
3.4

My Darling Vivian

2020-04-27

The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes

Kangaroo
3

Kangaroo

1986-07-24

A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of A

The Coca-Cola Kid
2.7

The Coca-Cola Kid

1985-07-14

An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market pe

Where the Green Ants Dream
3.5

Where the Green Ants Dream

1984-08-31

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants

Figure 8
0

Figure 8

2022-11-16

Lyla was once a concert pianist, and the love of her life was once George. A memory stirred up at th

Death of a Salesman: A DELTARUNE Short FIlm
5

Death of a Salesman: A DELTARUNE Short FIlm

2024-03-03

What happens when a deal gone wrong turns into a matter of life and death? Can bygones stay by-gone,

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
3.3

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

2023-10-06

Since her debut at the age of 18, musician, civil rights campaigner and activist Joan Baez has been

Rachel Getting Married
3.1

Rachel Getting Married

2008-09-03

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend

Deadline
1.5

Deadline

1997-08-10

The desperate misadventures of a young man, racing against the clock toward a mysterious destination

Royal Ashes
2.9

Royal Ashes

2022-04-29

When nineteen-year-old, Paul Royal's mother falls into addiction he must choose between his own drea

Mr. Reliable
3.2

Mr. Reliable

1996-11-22

All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlf

¿Quién mató a Mariano Ferreyra?
2.5

¿Quién mató a Mariano Ferreyra?

2013-04-04

The journalist Andrés Oviedo must write about the murder of a young political activist Mariano Ferre

Legends of the Fall
3.7

Legends of the Fall

1994-12-23

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons,

Rabbit-Proof Fence
3.5

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002-02-04

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domesti

Too Many Captain Cooks
0

Too Many Captain Cooks

1989-01-01

For both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, Captain James Cook is a figure of great historic

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory
3.6

Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001-08-26

A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.