Question 1

Which poem does Bartie Comeaway read in school, and who wrote it?

Accepted Answer

Bartie reads 'The Boomerang' by Jack Davis, an Aboriginal playwright and poet from Western Australia, regarded as the 20th Century's Aboriginal Poet Laureate.

Question 2

What book is Bartie Comeaway studying in the film?

Accepted Answer

Bartie studies 'Storm Boy' (1976) by Colin Thiele, an Australian novel about a boy who raises an orphaned pelican chick.

Question 3

Whose artworks does the teacher show Bartie Comeaway?

Accepted Answer

The artworks are by Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira, a Western Arrernte man known for watercolours of Australian outback desert landscapes.

Question 4

Where is the film set, and how does it differ from the original novel?

Accepted Answer

The film is set in Queensland, while the original novel is set in Western Australia.

Question 5

Which film festivals featured 'The Fringe Dwellers'?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1986 and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1988.

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