BILLAL
DOCUMENTARY 1996
The dramatic repercussions of a serious act of racially-motivated violence. The victims are a Lebanese family living in an outer-Sydney suburb. Their teenage son, Billal is run-down by a car sustaining massive brain injury. The film, shot over a period of 15 months, follows the dramatic twists and turns in the life of the family as they slowly come to terms with this traumatic event.
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Billal was more ambitious story-wise compared to Homelands in the sense that I featured more characters and story-lines apart from the main narrative - which was Billal’s recovery from brain injury he suffered from being run down in a racially motivated attack. The story wasn’t just about Bill’s recovery, it was about how every member of the family was changed by the experience.
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BILLAL’S NEW LIFE - HOW ETHNIC CONFLICT LEFT A YOUNG MAN WITH BRAIN DAMAGE
By Deborah Hope, The Weekend Australian