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Without
Prejudice
64 minutes - screened SBS TV 2001 Widely
used in schools, universities and
workshops, Without Prejudice is a frank
exposé of indigenous and non-indigenous
sentiment on reconciliation in Australia.
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Without
Prejudice was based on a large
Deliberative Poll held at Old Parliament
House, Canberra, in February 2001. Four
hundred people from around Australia were
brought together to deliberate on two key
questions: should the Australian
government say sorry for its past
treatment of indigenous people, in
particular to the Stolen Generation, and
should indigenous Australia have a treaty.
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Resentment
and misunderstanding on both sides ran
deep at the start of the weekend's
deliberation but a reassuring shift in
attitudes becomes evident as the film
progresses. The program reveals how
opinions can change when people are given
sufficient knowledge to reach informed
conclusions.
A non-profit, non-partisan think-tank,
Issues Deliberation Australia (IDA),
convened and organised the Deliberative
Poll. IDA also commissioned the
documentary. It was part-funded by the
Silverton Foundation and what was then
Normandy Mining, now Newmont Australia.
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Co-producers: Rob Simms and Gillian
Guthrie
Writer/director: Gillian Guthrie
Camera: Rob Simms
Editor: Robin Archer
Post-prod: Visualeyes
Post-sound: Michael Gissing
Narrated by: Gillian Guthrie |
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Links: www.ida.org.au|www.reconciliationaustralia.org |
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