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Deborah Mailman on the set of The Sapphires
Title:
Deborah Mailman on the set of The Sapphires
NFSA ID
1065409
Year
2012
Courtesy
Goalpost Pictures
Warnings
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons
This short interview excerpt with Deborah Mailman takes place on the set of The Sapphires, a 2012 film directed by Wayne Blair based on the true story of an Aboriginal girl group who toured South-East Asia entertaining US troops during the Vietnam War.
Mailman describes her role as that of the big sister and protector of her younger sisters and cousin, played in the movie by Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens.
Mailman won her second AFI/AACTA Award for Lead Actress in a Feature Film for The Sapphires, after first winning the award for Radiance (1998).
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.