Jim Everett
Acting
Biography
Jim Everett, who also goes by his Aboriginal name, puralia meenamatta, is a poetry, play, political and academic paper and short story writer whose work has been featured in a range of major anthologies. Jim wrote, directed, produced and acted in his first play We Are Survivors in 1984 and has since had producer roles on a range of documentaries.
Known For
A poetic cine-essay about race and Australia’s colonised history and how it impacts into the present offering insights into how various individuals deal with the traumatic legacies of British colonialism and its race-based policies. The film’s consultative process, with ‘Respecting Cultures’ (Tasmanian Aboriginal Protocols), offers an evolving shift in Australian historical narratives from the frontier wars, to one of diverse peoples working through historical trauma in a process of decolonisation.
Island Home Country
One People Sing Freedom documents the largest gathering of Indigenous people since 1788, a protest march against the Bicentennial celebrations of 26 January 1988.