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'Set in the outback wheatbelt in 1968, September is a coming-of-age story about two 15 year old boys, one black, one white, whose pure and unaffected friendship falls apart under the pressures of the turbulent social changes happening around them.' Source: www.ffc.gov.au (Sighted 12/11/2007).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Limits In Complexity: The Contextual Boundaries Of Peter Carstairs’ "September"
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: NEW : Emerging Scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies , March vol. 5 no. 1 2020;
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV 'Peter Carstairs’ 2007 film September is a quiet, intimate contemplation of friendship, coming of age, and ‘the subtle side of racism’ in 1968 Australia (Carstairs in Robertson 2007, p. 16). In the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, Ed Anderson (Xavier Samuel) the son of a wool and wheat farmer, and Paddy Parker (Clearance John Ryan) the son of an Aboriginal labourer on the Andersons’ property, navigate the strains placed on their relationship by complex long-standing prejudices and the changing nature of the Australian political world.' -
Young At Heart Sydney’s 3rd Seniors Film Festival
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 47 2008; -
Packing a Punch
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , November 2007; (p. 74)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV -
When a Friendship Comes Undone
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 November 2007; (p. 9) -
Careless Innocence
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV
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A Charming but Less Than Satisfying September
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 25)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV -
Squaring the Ring
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 December 2007; (p. 23)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV -
Careless Innocence
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 22)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV -
Packing a Punch
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , November 2007; (p. 74)
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV -
Limits In Complexity: The Contextual Boundaries Of Peter Carstairs’ "September"
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: NEW : Emerging Scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies , March vol. 5 no. 1 2020;
— Review of September 2007 single work film/TV 'Peter Carstairs’ 2007 film September is a quiet, intimate contemplation of friendship, coming of age, and ‘the subtle side of racism’ in 1968 Australia (Carstairs in Robertson 2007, p. 16). In the Wheatbelt of Western Australia, Ed Anderson (Xavier Samuel) the son of a wool and wheat farmer, and Paddy Parker (Clearance John Ryan) the son of an Aboriginal labourer on the Andersons’ property, navigate the strains placed on their relationship by complex long-standing prejudices and the changing nature of the Australian political world.' -
When a Friendship Comes Undone
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 November 2007; (p. 9) -
Young At Heart Sydney’s 3rd Seniors Film Festival
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 47 2008;
Last amended 15 Oct 2014 11:50:44
Settings:
- Western Australia,
- 1968
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