BabaKiueria (1986)
Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.
Director: Don Featherstone
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Michelle Torres as Presenter |
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Bob Maza as Government Minister |
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Kevin Smith as Police Superintendent |
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Cecily Polson as Mother |
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Kelan Angel as Son |
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Marg Haynes as Daughter (as Marguerita Haynes) |
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Garry Williams as Explorer |
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Sol Bellear as Police Sergeant #1 (as Soul Bellear) |
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Terry Reid as Police Sergeant #2 |
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Athol Compton as Newsreader |
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Yvonne Shipley as Wealthy Woman |
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Tony Barry as Father (Mr. Smith) |
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Kati Edwards as Grandmother |
| Camera | Julian Penney | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Peter Leggett | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Gerard Quinn | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Scott Taylor | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | John Salter | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Brett Joyce | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Chris Alderton | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Julian Pringle | Producer |
| Editing | Michael Honey | Editor |
| Production | Julian Pringle | Line Producer |
| Production | Stephen O'Rourke | Production Manager |
| Sound | Peter Crosbie | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Don Featherstone | Director |
| Writing | Geoffrey Atherden | Writer |
