Rebel With A Cause, a four-part documentary series that celebrates four iconic and outstanding First Nations rebels - Senator Neville Bonner, poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, magistrate Pat O’Shane and media icon Tiga Bayles – launches Sunday 1 October at 9pm on NITV, SBS and SBS On Demand.
Acclaimed at its recent world premiere screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival, this National Indigenous Television (NITV) commissioned series hones in on the political dimension of the personal, showcasing the unparalleled efforts of four First Nations trailblazers who altered the course of Australian history.
Rebel With A Cause broadcast dates
- Episode 1: Pat O’Shane AM. | Director Jill Robinson – Sunday 1 October at 9pm on NITV and SBS
- Episode 2 : Neville Bonner, The Senator. |Director Douglas Watkin – Sunday 8 October at 9pm on NITV and 9.20pm on SBS
- Episode 3: Oodgeroo Noonuccal, The Poet. | Director Sio Tusa – Sunday 15 October at 9pm on NITV and 9.20pm on SBS
- Episode 4: Tiga Bayles, the Media icon. | Director EJ Garrett – Sunday 22 October at 9pm on NITV and 9.20pm on SBS
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Interweaving never-before-seen archival material with interviews with loved ones and peers, Rebel With a Cause dives into the philosophies that guided these four figures – “Don’t hate; educate”, “I’m going out with my gloves on”, “I’m a token for no man” and “Are you going to be an honourable ancestor?” – to present an inspirational, vital account of First Nations–led change-making.
Former teacher and barrister Pat O’Shane, a Kuku Yalanji woman, became Australia’s first Aboriginal magistrate – a position she held from 1986 until 2013.
Senator Neville Bonner, a Jagera Elder, was the first Indigenous person elected to Parliament, serving 12 years across four federal governments.
Noonuccal poet, conservationist and activist Oodgeroo Noonuccal was the first Aboriginal person to publish a book of verse.
And Birri Gubba Gungalu radio host Tiga Bayles ruled the airwaves, presenting Sydney’s Radio Redfern and establishing the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association and the National Indigenous Radio Service.
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