We are located in the Todd Mall which is in the city centre.
Address
Shop A, 79 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870
Summer Hours
Monday to Friday
9am to 5.00pm
Saturday
9am to 2.00pm
Sundays
Closed
Red Kangaroo Books is an independent bookstore in Alice Springs and has been trading for over decade. Our bookstore specialises in Australian and Indigenous books and serves a varied community of readers. We stock a large range of books that cover Indigenous history and art; Indigenous language books; local and regional history; biographies of local and larger-than-life heroes; fiction; children's books; and flora, fauna and natural history books. We believe we are the only bricks-and-mortar bookshop still standing between Port Augusta, Darwin, Broome and Broken Hill.
Rosalie reflects on her childhood, growing up in the Utopia area in central Australia, and then at school at St Mary's in Alice Springs where she learnt English and went to Church. Despite her schooling, Rosalie retained fluency in her own language and maintained close ties to her country.
When Charles and Elsa Chauvel came to Alice Springs looking for someone to play Jedda, they screen-tested many young women before settling on Rosalie. At that time, Rosalie had seen only one film – JOAN OF ARC – and had little awareness of what film-making involved. She talks frankly about her embarrassment in acting in scenes with a male actor, Robert Tudawali, and how her on-screen interaction with him conflicted with her traditional law.
After JEDDA, Rosalie withdrew from the film world and the public gaze, and went to Melbourne for several years, married and had children, before returning to live in Utopia.
Rosalie's story is accompanied by home movie footage of St Mary's School, and with screen tests and extracts from JEDDA.
The film is directed and photographed by Warwick Thornton who received wide acclaim in 2009 as the director of SAMSON AND DELILAH.
Director - Warwick Thornton
Photography - Warwick Thornton
Editor - Dena Curtis
Executive Producer - Priscilla Collins
Production Manager - Sonette Johnson
Sound recordist - David Tranter
Eastern Arrernte language with English subtitles
A CAAMA Production. Produced with financial assistance from Imparja Television.
We are a family owned local business with a passion for reading, all things books and supporting Australian and local authors. We love getting to know our customers and finding just the 'right' book for them. Our staff have the same commitment to service that we do and can offer suggestions on demand! Our focus is on Australian and regional. We have an extensive collection of books and DVDs about Indigenous culture, language and history. We also have a carefully curated selection of international authors. If we do not have what you need, we will make every effort to get it in for you. When you spend money with us, you are contributing to the local economy - but our customers tell us they shop with us because they love our range of books and our service.
We are located in the Todd Mall which is in the city centre.
Summer Hours
Monday to Friday
9am to 5.00pm
Saturday
9am to 2.00pm
Sundays
Closed