''One Man's Road'' (1967) is a short Australian documentary film about the experiences of

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. The most prominent role in the movie was given to Aboriginal Australian activist

Clive Andrew Williams Clive Andrew Williams (1915–1980) was an Aboriginal Australian political activist. Early life As a child he was one of the very few aboriginal people to be accepted into Casino Intermediate High School. Political activism. During the 1960 ...

(1915–1980). Upon the film's release, Williams was dismayed to find that the Australian Department of Territories had been using the movie as propaganda to promote the cultural assimilation of Aboriginal people. The movie was produced by the

Commonwealth Film Unit Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under differ ...

. It was directed by Bob Kingsbury. It was premiered on ABC and aired on

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in successive years.

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* {{Authority control 1967 short documentary films Australian short documentary films 1960s Australian films