Short Changed

Short Changed (1986)

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.

Date of release
1986-11-13
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
George Ogilvie

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$14K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 5

Short Changed is a 1986 Australian film directed by George Ogilvie based on a script by Aboriginal writer Bob Merritt, who described it as a "black/white Kramer vs Kramer".

Production

Merritt started working on the script in 1981 and wanted to direct himself. However he was worried about getting the project financed with him as director and instead decided to work with George Ogilvie, who had directed Merritt's play The Cake Man in 1976, and was a member of staff at Merritt's Eora Centre for the Visual and Performing Arts in Sydney.

The film was partly funded by the New South Wales Film Corporation. Shooting started in April 1985 and went for seven weeks. There were some technical problems making the movie which held up its release.

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