"Rabbit Proof Fence" A Black History Month Special: Black Like Me
Maysles Cinema New York, NY
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"Rabbit Proof Fence" A Black History Month Special: Black Like Me
Doc Watchers and the African Film Festival Present the verite-fiction classic "The Rabbit Proof Fence" as part of A Black History Month Special: Black Like Me, a two night screening series looking at the current Australian Aborigine black power movement. Followed by a reception.
"Rabbit Proof Fence" (Phillip Noyce, 2002, 94 min.) The true story of three aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken from their homes in 1931 to be trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. They make a daring escape and embark on an epic 1,500 mile journey to get back home -- following the rabbit proof fence that bisects the Australian continent -- with the authorities in hot pursuit.
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Maysles Cinema (View)
343 Lenox Ave.
New York, NY 10027
United States
