Partly funded as a Bicentennial commission through the University of Queensland Art Museum and the ABC, Hughes’ speculative, essayistic documentary is an examination of the future of Australia in light of the processes of post-industrialisation, Walter Benjamin’s ruinous “angel of history” and Marx’s quixotic vision of modernity.
Released: Apr 30, 1988
Runtime: 54 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Margaret Cameron, Paul Davies, Nicos Lathouris
Crew: Zbigniew Friedrich (Editor), Eric Gradman (Music), Lloyd Carrick (Sound), Jaems Grant (Director of Photography), Jill Holt (Editor), John Hughes (Director)