Prejudice
Directed byIan Munro
Written byPamela Williams
Produced byPamela Williams
Tristram Miall
StarringPatsy Stephen
Grace Parr
Production
company
Distributed byNine Network
Release date
10 February 1989[1]
Running time
96 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Prejudice, working title Harassed,[2] is a 1989 television film about two women who go to the Anti-Discrimination Board. It was one of a series of TV movies about social issues made by Film Australia with the Nine Network.[3][4] This docu-drama looks at sexual harassment and racial discrimination.[5] The lead actresses improvised based on scene outlines based on real accounts and acted along with real staff from the Anti-Discrimination Board.[2][6]

Plot

Jessica, the first female photographer on a metropolitan newspaper, is subjected to sexual harassment. Leticia, a Filipino nurse, is overlooked for a promotion and has her qualifications disregarded by her employers.[6]

References

  1. "FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR". Filmnews. Vol. 19, no. 1. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 7 July 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 Slavin, Terry (5 June 1988), "Fighting back - when discrimination takes the fun out of life", The Sun Herald, p. 150
  3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p124
  4. "Real-life courtroom drama with actors". The Canberra Times. Vol. 65, no. 20, 477. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 May 1991. p. 34. Retrieved 7 July 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Hessey, Ruth (6 February 1989), "Ugly side of staff relations", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. 1 2 Catalano, Anita (5 February 1989), "TV special hits raw nerve", The Sun Herald


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