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The Tall Man Documentary Analysis

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Tony Krawitz’s 2011 documentary, The Tall Man features the narrative of Cameron Doomadgee, an Aboriginal Palm Island resident, who mysteriously wound up deceased in a prison cell, just 45 minutes after being taken into custody by Senior Sergeant Christopher Hurley. The documentary takes viewers on a journey through the series of events that led to Christopher Hurley being rightfully accused of manslaughter for the death of Doomadgee. The Tall Man is the type of documentary film that allows viewers to formulate their own opinion on the situation. With no narrator present to force personal viewpoints down viewer’s throats or acted dramatization to possibly exaggerate what really occurred, the film relies on archival footage and interviews with
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