Parragirls Past, Present – unlocking memories of institutional ‘care’

Parragirls Past, Present is a deeply moving immersive experience presenting former residents’ contemporary visions of Parramatta Girls Home, a punitive Australian child welfare institution closed in 1974. Unlocking contested memories of institutional ‘care’, this collaboration with media artists and Parragirls rewrites the history of Parramatta Girls Home. Over a century, children at risk held at this site were subjected to unwarranted punishment and abuse. Returning after 40 years, Parragirls seek out traces to substantiate what really happened here, moving through fear and futile confinement to resistance and solidarity.

[Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.]

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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Credits

Directors:

Media artists & Parragirls, Parragirls

Executive Producer:

Jill Bennett

Producer:

Lily HIbberd, Bonney Djuric

Screenwriter:

Bonney Djuric, Lily Hibberd, Jenny McNally

Cinematographer:

Volker Kuchelmeister

Editor:

Volker Kuchelmeister, Alex Davies, Lily Hibberd

Production Designer:

Volker Kuchelmeister

Sound Designer:

Alex Davies

Music:

Alex Davies

Principal Cast:

Bonney Djuric, Gypsie Hayes, Denise Nicholas, Jenny McNally, Lynne Edmondson Paskovski

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Alex Davies
University of New South Wales
alex.davies@unsw.edu.au
+61 (2) 893 60636

Publicity Contact:

Alex Davies
alex.davies@unsw.edu.au
+61 (2) 893 60636

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2017
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23:05 mins