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    Captured
    Arbus, Eleni (University of Melbourne, 2009)
    CAPTURED is a psychological drama about celebrated photographer, Mikey Hayes, whose son disappears under mysterious circumstances whilst in his care. In a desperate bid to find him, Mikey runs onto a road where he gets hit by a car. When he recovers in hospital, he has no memory of the accident, the disappearance or his own identity. As memory slowly returns to Mikey, a news story about a drowned boy reminds him that his son is missing and he notifies the police. The police locate Mikey's estranged wife, Vita, and from her learn of a conflicting scenario relating to Jake's disappearance. As new information comes to light, it becomes apparent that neither parent knows the full details of their son's predicament. Vita and Mikey are forced to acknowledge the pivotal role they played in his disappearance in order to discover what really happened to him.
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    Jackeroo: a question of identity
    Wyld, Steven Howard ( 2009)
    In the writing and research involved with the development of my script, Jackeroo, one question was constantly being asked of me: Does a non-indigenous person have the right to author an indigenous character? Indigenous representation by non-indigenous filmmakers has, of course, been done on many occasions. However, it is done under the threat of cultural and historical misrepresentation, potentially perpetuating myths and stereotypes held by the non-indigenous status quo. For the purpose of my exegesis, I have concentrated my research, and the question proposed, on my script Jackeroo and the comparisons drawn from selected Australian films. The underlying story of Jackeroo is based on experience: my experience. The story is semi-autobiographical and incorporates speculation within my own family that I may be part aboriginal. And so the story and associated research is personal: not just in terms of its basis being somewhat autobiographical, but also in challenging notions of Aboriginal identity versus self-identity and what that actually means.