The Skin of Others

Acompelling portrait ofan extraordinary figure Aboriginal WWI soldier DouglasGrant featuring acclaimedIndigenous actorBalangTom E Lewis in his final performance Grant c18851951 was extraordinarily famous in his day an intellectual a journalist a soldier a reader of Shakespeare and a bagpipe player who could put on a fine Scottish accent His life story connects Archduke Franz Ferdinand Adolf Hitler and Henry Lawson among other famous figures as he moved from Australia to Europe UK and back Lewiss thoughtful and often playful reflections on Grants life along with guest appearances from Max Cullen and Archie Roach connect to the larger story of Australias tragic colonial history and its troubled relationship with First Australians