BabaKiueria

6.5

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.

Discover

Michelle Torres

Presenter

Bob Maza

Government Minister

Kevin Smith

Police Superintendent

Marg Haynes

Daughter (as Marguerita Haynes)

Garry Williams

Explorer

Sol Bellear

Police Sergeant #1 (as Soul Bellear)

Terry Reid

Police Sergeant #2

Athol Compton

Newsreader

Yvonne Shipley

Wealthy Woman

Tony Barry

Father (Mr. Smith)

Kati Edwards

Grandmother

Camera

Julian Penney

Director of Photography

Gerard Quinn

Assistant Camera

Brett Joyce

Focus Puller

Crew

Peter Leggett

Special Effects Coordinator

Directing

Editing

Production

Julian Pringle

Producer

Julian Pringle

Line Producer

Stephen O'Rourke

Production Manager

Sound

Scott Taylor

Sound Assistant

John Salter

Sound Effects

Chris Alderton

Sound Mixer

Peter Crosbie

Original Music Composer

Writing