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The Australian Dream

AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, identity, and belonging.

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Daniel Gordon

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Passion Pictures,Good Thing Productions

Awards

10 wins & 3 nominations

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Sport has a way
of really capturing - The Australian Dream

Sport has a way of really capturing

'Racism' is a word - The Australian Dream

'Racism' is a word

I decided
to stand up last night, - The Australian Dream

I decided to stand up last night,

Playing with racial division - The Australian Dream

Playing with racial division

There's
such an uncomfortable truth - The Australian Dream

There's such an uncomfortable truth

You don't want to be
the person who stands up - The Australian Dream

You don't want to be the person who stands up

The force of it
was primal. - The Australian Dream

The force of it was primal.

People didn't want
to acknowledge - The Australian Dream

People didn't want to acknowledge

He, in the minds of some,
had committed the great sin - - The Australian Dream

He, in the minds of some, had committed the great sin -

I can't speak for what lay
in the hearts - The Australian Dream

I can't speak for what lay in the hearts

People are not booing you - The Australian Dream

People are not booing you

We heard the howl
of the Australian dream, - The Australian Dream

We heard the howl of the Australian dream,

Thousands of proud Aussies - The Australian Dream

Thousands of proud Aussies

Australians
celebrated the big day - The Australian Dream

Australians celebrated the big day

Happy Australia Day! - The Australian Dream

Happy Australia Day!

More than 60,000 people - The Australian Dream

More than 60,000 people

It's tolerant.
It's multicultural. - The Australian Dream

It's tolerant. It's multicultural.

The most dedicated among us - The Australian Dream

The most dedicated among us

I mean, celebrating the
best country in the world - The Australian Dream

I mean, celebrating the best country in the world

This is the day
that we celebrate - The Australian Dream

This is the day that we celebrate

But to the Indigenous
community, - The Australian Dream

But to the Indigenous community,

- Always was, always will be!
- Aboriginal land! - The Australian Dream

- Always was, always will be! - Aboriginal land!

Dates mark history, - The Australian Dream

Dates mark history,

It's up to every single
human being! - The Australian Dream

It's up to every single human being!

Ain't the world
sick of the government - The Australian Dream

Ain't the world sick of the government

We need to put our focus
on uniting! - The Australian Dream

We need to put our focus on uniting!

Uniting in solidarity! - The Australian Dream

Uniting in solidarity!

Of caring and sharing
for one another! - The Australian Dream

Of caring and sharing for one another!

I think people are getting
more and more aware - The Australian Dream

I think people are getting more and more aware

I really applaud everybody - The Australian Dream

I really applaud everybody

Because you are on the pathway - The Australian Dream

Because you are on the pathway

And it's when
the truth of history is told - The Australian Dream

And it's when the truth of history is told

Ever since what happened
when I was playing footy, - The Australian Dream

Ever since what happened when I was playing footy,

It's great to be able to see
those people's faces - The Australian Dream

It's great to be able to see those people's faces

So, yeah, it's nice to be able - The Australian Dream

So, yeah, it's nice to be able

Growing up, I knew
I was different. I was darker. - The Australian Dream

Growing up, I knew I was different. I was darker.

I actually didn't know
what it meant - The Australian Dream

I actually didn't know what it meant

I did see myself
just like everybody else. - The Australian Dream

I did see myself just like everybody else.

It wasn't until high school - The Australian Dream

It wasn't until high school

"What I want you to do
is whenever they do that, - The Australian Dream

"What I want you to do is whenever they do that,

They've always just seen me
as, "You're that black kid." - The Australian Dream

They've always just seen me as, "You're that ...

I remember when I was a boy, - The Australian Dream

I remember when I was a boy,

I'd say, "I'm trying
to rub this black off." - The Australian Dream

I'd say, "I'm trying to rub this black off.&q...

When I look back, you realise
how tough Mum did do it - The Australian Dream

When I look back, you realise how tough Mum did do it

We moved around
quite a fair bit - The Australian Dream

We moved around quite a fair bit

Every barbecue that we went to, - The Australian Dream

Every barbecue that we went to,

It wasn't this idea of some
pristine Aboriginal existence. - The Australian Dream

It wasn't this idea of some pristine Aboriginal existen...

It was broken glass
and mangy dogs. - The Australian Dream

It was broken glass and mangy dogs.

I think the thing that we have
most in common, Adam and I, - The Australian Dream

I think the thing that we have most in common, Adam and I,

I was such a shy,
quiet kid growing up, - The Australian Dream

I was such a shy, quiet kid growing up,

It would take a long time
to make friends, - The Australian Dream

It would take a long time to make friends,

But one thing that would
help us assimilate - The Australian Dream

But one thing that would help us assimilate

My brothers and I,
that was the way - The Australian Dream

My brothers and I, that was the way

A soccer ball or a tennis ball
or a football, - The Australian Dream

A soccer ball or a tennis ball or a football,

I grew up playing soccer,
but when I moved to Victoria, - The Australian Dream

I grew up playing soccer, but when I moved to Victoria,

Sport in this country
really goes to the heart - The Australian Dream

Sport in this country really goes to the heart

But here in Australia,
the local home-grown sport - The Australian Dream

But here in Australia, the local home-grown sport

It's a way of
life. It's guttural, it's deep. - The Australian Dream

It's a way of life. It's guttural, it's deep.

It's handed down from
generation to generation. - The Australian Dream

It's handed down from generation to generation.

It's freestyle,
it's challenging, - The Australian Dream

It's freestyle, it's challenging,

You know, they've got
'the beautiful game', soccer, - The Australian Dream

You know, they've got 'the beautiful game', s...

It's said that
the game that we now play - The Australian Dream

It's said that the game that we now play

It's something that
our ancestors have played - The Australian Dream

It's something that our ancestors have played

Whether we like it or not,
it's a part of us - The Australian Dream

Whether we like it or not, it's a part of us

I compare it to the land,
where they say, - The Australian Dream

I compare it to the land, where they say,

Welcome to the MCG,
grand final day 1997, - The Australian Dream

Welcome to the MCG, grand final day 1997,

It came naturally to me.
My development came very fast. - The Australian Dream

It came naturally to me. My development came very fast.

He's got it! The first
on the board to the Rebels. - The Australian Dream

He's got it! The first on the board to the Rebels.

That was the thing that really
jumped out at everyone - The Australian Dream

That was the thing that really jumped out at everyone

To have the parents here, - The Australian Dream

To have the parents here,

I thought to myself, - The Australian Dream

I thought to myself,

I first heard Adam's name
in the draft, the AFL draft. - The Australian Dream

I first heard Adam's name in the draft, the AFL draft.

Player 3308 -
Ballarat Rebels, Adam Goodes. - The Australian Dream

Player 3308 - Ballarat Rebels, Adam Goodes.

I was sitting at home,
and my mother was there - The Australian Dream

I was sitting at home, and my mother was there

And Mum goes,
"Oh, that's your relation." - The Australian Dream

And Mum goes, "Oh, that's your relation."

Got a phone call
from Michael O'Loughlin, - The Australian Dream

Got a phone call from Michael O'Loughlin,

"By the way, you're my cousin." - The Australian Dream

"By the way, you're my cousin."

I just can't wait
to get up there, - The Australian Dream

I just can't wait to get up there,

My first couple of years
at the Swans - The Australian Dream

My first couple of years at the Swans

One week, I'd be
the best player in the team - The Australian Dream

One week, I'd be the best player in the team

My senior coach, Rodney Eade,
he wasn't one to hold back. - The Australian Dream

My senior coach, Rodney Eade, he wasn't one to hold bac...

He could make it
very personal at times, - The Australian Dream

He could make it very personal at times,

At that particular time, - The Australian Dream

At that particular time,

What you need to realise
after a certain period of time - The Australian Dream

What you need to realise after a certain period of time

You know, I might have made
the same mistake - The Australian Dream

You know, I might have made the same mistake

It was pointing out
what he could do well - The Australian Dream

It was pointing out what he could do well

What the Swans did
in 2003 by appointing Paul Roos - The Australian Dream

What the Swans did in 2003 by appointing Paul Roos

A culture that I'd been
looking for, crying out for. - The Australian Dream

A culture that I'd been looking for, crying out for.

Goodes accelerates away - The Australian Dream

Goodes accelerates away

Goodes!
That's a wonderful mark! - The Australian Dream

Goodes! That's a wonderful mark!

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AFL legend Adam Goodes shares the story of his life and career to offer a deeper insight into race, identity, and belonging.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Daniel Gordon

Writer: Stan Grant

Production: Passion Pictures,Good Thing Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Aug 2019

Awards: 10 wins & 3 nominations

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