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Meet Leah Purcell, one of the most prominent Aboriginal-Australian actresses, filmwrights, and storytellers alive today :)

Meet Leah Purcell, one of the most prominent Aboriginal-Australian actresses, filmwrights, and storytellers alive today :) | Born in Murgon, Queensland, Leah Purcell is an actress, playwrite and film director. She has appeared in the celebrated films Lantana and Jindabyne and in TV's Love My Way, Redfern Now (for which she won a Best Lead Actress AACTA Award), Wentworth and more. She has also won awards for her play Box the Pony. "I believe very strongly in the Aboriginal spirituality," Purcell once said. "I believe in my ancestors and I believe that they have given me my ability to be a storyteller, a song woman, a performer." | image tagged in fun facts with simothefinlandized,aboriginal australians,famous people,actress,film and tv,celebrities | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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AlaskaNativeManitou M
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Jindabyne is a great movie.
SimoTheFinlandized M
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I don't believe I've been acquainted with that particular movie; could you give me a short summary or teaser on it, please? :)
AlaskaNativeManitou M
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A group of white guys go into the mountains & find the dead body of an Aboriginal girl. But they won't ruin their trip just for that; they have fun catching plenty of fish before coming back to town & reporting her. They are too self-centered to realize that they will become hated & uncover hidden racial tensions in the community. There's also a side story about a Native child being raised by a white grandmother who never stops criticizing her.
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Born in Murgon, Queensland, Leah Purcell is an actress, playwrite and film director. She has appeared in the celebrated films Lantana and Jindabyne and in TV's Love My Way, Redfern Now (for which she won a Best Lead Actress AACTA Award), Wentworth and more. She has also won awards for her play Box the Pony. "I believe very strongly in the Aboriginal spirituality," Purcell once said. "I believe in my ancestors and I believe that they have given me my ability to be a storyteller, a song woman, a performer."