Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo

Two women walking away from camera wearing floral dresses, one is carrying a basket and has her head turned back towards the camera.

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Title:

Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo

NFSA ID

1062165

Year

2012

Courtesy

Blackfella Films

Warnings

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program may contain images and/or audio of deceased persons

Summary

This is a production still from the television docudrama Mabo (2012), directed by Rachel Perkins and starring Jimi Bani as Eddie Mabo and Deborah Mailman as Bonita Mabo.

The TV movie chronicles the life of Torres Strait Islander man Eddie Mabo who was the driving force behind the High Court overturning the legal fiction of terra nullius ('nobody's land') applying to Australia.

You can stream Mabo in full as part of the Buwindja collection on NFSA Player.

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