Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection

A country cop (Chris Haywood), right, arrests Ronnie (Ronnie Ansell)

Wrong Side of the Road (1981)

A new 35mm print of this film is now available on request. Courtesy of Graeme Isaac and Kodak (Australasia) P/L and Atlab Australia

National Film and Sound Archive National Collection
Title Number 26957.

Classification: PG rating

Synopsis

Wrong Side of the Road documents the members and crew of the Aboriginal rock-reggae bands, No Fixed Address and US Mob on the road for two days. A road movie, musical and documentary drama in one, this innovative film is both inspiring and disturbing.

Background

This film won the Jury Prize at the 1981 AFI Awards and screened at various festivals during the 1980s, including the Back of Beyond: Discovering Australian Film & Television, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1988.

Director
Ned Lander

Year of Production 1981
Duration 80 minutes
Format 35mm blow-up, Colour
Optical Soundtrack Mono

Producer
Graeme Isaac, Ned Lander

Screenplay
Graeme Isaac, Ned Lander

Director of Photography
Louise Irving

Production Design
Jan Mackay

Editor
John Scott

Sound Recordist
Lloyd Carrick

Music
No Fixed Address and US Mob

Cast
No Fixed Address
US Mob
Bart Willoughby (Bart)
Chris Jones (Ricky)
John Miller (John)
Leslie Graham (Les)
Veronica Rankine (Vonnie)
Chris Haywood (policeman)

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