Synopsis
Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club", which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its lifetime, the Club attracted Black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas. Although best-remembered for the hugely popular Coolbaroo dances attended by hundreds of Aborigines and their white supporters, the "Coolbaroo League", founded by Club members, ran a newspaper and became an effective political organization, speaking out on issues of the day affecting Aboriginal people.
The Coolbaroo Club (1996) is a 53 min documentary feature film by Roger Scholes. Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club", which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unof...
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Festival History
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2023 generic - Feature
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Australia | March 1, 1996 |
Full credits
| Director | Roger Scholes |
| Cast | Christopher Robin Bodney (Self), Eileen Clarke (Self), Frank Bropho (Self), Gladys Bropho (Self), Helena Murphy (Self), Joan Penny (Self), Nora PIckett (Self), Roma Loo (Self), Shirley Corunna (Self), Thomisha Passmore (Self) |
| Screenplay | Lauren Marsh, Roger Scholes, Steve Kinnane |
| Producer | Lauren Marsh, Penny Robins, Stephen Kinnane |
| Cinematography | Roger Scholes |
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| IMDb | tt8359890 |
| TMDB | 589489 |
Additional data: TMDB.
