Documentary · Australia · 1996 · 53m

The Coolbaroo Club

The Coolbaroo Club poster
Director
Roger Scholes
Cast
Christopher Robin Bodney as Self Eileen Clarke as Self Frank Bropho as Self Gladys Bropho as Self Helena Murphy as Self Joan Penny as Self
Crew
Roger Scholes — Director of Photography Steve Kinnane — Writer Lauren Marsh — Writer Roger Scholes — Writer Penny Robins — Producer Stephen Kinnane — Producer
Synopsis

Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club",  which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its lifetime, the Club attracted Black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas. Although best-remembered for the hugely popular Coolbaroo dances attended by hundreds of Aborigines and their white supporters, the "Coolbaroo League", founded by Club members, ran a newspaper and became an effective political organization, speaking out on issues of the day affecting Aboriginal people.

Trailer The Coolbaroo Club — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
indigenousaustralian outbackaboriginal
Key Collaborators
Roger Scholes Director Roger Scholes Director of Photography Steve Kinnane Writer Lauren Marsh Writer Roger Scholes Writer Penny Robins Producer Stephen Kinnane Producer Lauren Marsh Producer
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