Wap (2012)
WAP stands for White Australia Policy, a racist policy which limited migration into Australia into the nineteen fifties. This policy can be read as a marker of the guilt surrounding the Aboriginal genocide that had blotted white settlement of Australia since its inception. This film re-frames historic material to allow the voices of the deferred and dispossessed to speak their trauma, speaking often through the bodies and voices of the oppressor to reveal the unspoken truth.
Director: Dirk de Bruyn
Runtime: 10 min
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wap about?
- WAP stands for White Australia Policy, a racist policy which limited migration into Australia into the nineteen fifties. This policy can be read as a marker of the guilt surrounding the Aboriginal genocide that had blotted white settlement of Australia since its inception. This film re-frames historic material to allow the voices of the deferred and dispossessed to speak their trauma, speaking often through the bodies and voices of the oppressor to reveal the unspoken truth.
- Who directed Wap?
- Wap was directed by Dirk de Bruyn.
- How long is Wap?
- Wap has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).