Penny McDonald
This list shows all the titles currently on australianscreen that include Penny McDonald in a principal role. It is not a comprehensive filmography.
In a production role:
Australia Daze (1988) — director
An observational documentary shot on the bicentennial anniversary of Australia’s European settlement. Twenty-nine directors working all over Australia have contributed segments as Australians celebrated 26 January 1988. Dissent…
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1989) — producer
A short experimental film shot totally in a studio, it is about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer…
From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (1996) — producer
A short drama about payback, the Indigenous traditional law system. After 20 years, Paddy (George Djilaynga) is released from jail into tribal law.
Shifting Sands – My Bed Your Bed (1998) — producer
A young couple promised in marriage to each other as children, now move in together and the courtship truly begins.
My Mother India (2001) — producer
Director Safina Uberoi traces her parents’ history. Her Australian mother married a Sikh and moved to India. There they bought up their three children and survived the anti-Sikh…
The Foundation 1963–1977 (2002) — producer
A documentary that intercuts interviews with historical footage to tell the history of The Foundation of Aboriginal Affairs, an organisation significant in the push for the 1967 referendum…
