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Jindalee Lady
Directed by Brian Syron
Produced by Briann Kearney
Written by Briann Kearney
Starring Lydia Miller
Patrick Ward
Studio Donobri International Communications
Release date(s) 1992
Running time 86 mins
Country Australia
Language English

Jindalee Lady is a 1992 Australian film about an Aboriginal Australian woman who is a successful fashion designer. Directed by Brian Syron, it is the first feature film directed by an Aboriginal person in Australia. It is also notable for featuring dancers from the Bangarra Dance Theatre.

Plot

Lauren, a successful and ambitious Aboriginal fashion designer, discovers that her husband David, a white record producer, has been having affairs, and decides to leave him. She meets Greg, a black filmmaker who inspires her to rediscover her Aboriginality.

Cast and crew

The cast and crew include:

Production

Filming took place in Sydney from 1988 to 1990. Scenes were shot in the Leichhardt Japanese-themed home of renowned chef Tetsuya Wakuda, while the fashion parades were filmed in the AFTRS studios. Owing to funding delays, the first print was only released on 10 September 1992

Release

The film did not have a theatrical release in Australia, but it was given a charity screening in Canberra at The Playhouse on 13 May 1992 and screened at the Brisbane International Film Festival later in the year. It also travelled to the Hawaii International Film Festival and was also shown in Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada.

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