A 25 minute documentary focusing on the characters that inhabit King Street in Newtown, Sydney Australia - aired on ABC TV 9.2.95. Newtown at the time was a 19th century workers suburb that had been taken over by diverse counter culture, artistic, punk and outsiders in the 1980s. By 1995 it was in full bloom and was about to enter a 5 year decline of gentrification and real estate market ethics. I highly recommend this film to capture something of the energy and spirit that was the inner city of Sydney in the 1980s and 90s. The film was raised in a Senate committee hearing regarding its rating, as it features some queer content.
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