Tales of old

By Andrew Taylor
Updated November 22 2014 - 12:18am, first published November 21 2014 - 11:45pm
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Appalled: Robert Redford was shocked to be offered the role of a Native American character in the 1970s.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.
Sundance Institute funding: Rosie (Jessica Mauboy) in a scene from Australian indigenous film, <i>Bran Nue Dae</i>.