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Redfern Now

Redfern Now

Released on: 2012
. Duration:51m
Closed Caption Available.
Content Rating:14+

Six powerful, funny, bittersweet stories explore inner-city Indigenous life in Australia through the experiences of six families.

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Episode Title:Family

Episode 1
. Duration 51 minutes

Grace and Wesley are about to go on their first holiday in years when Grace discovers that her sister is off her meds and unable to look after her children.

Episode Title:Joyride

Episode 2
. Duration 52 minutes

When Carol's daughter comes home with a bruised face, she believes it is the result of more than an accident.

Episode Title:Raymond

Episode 3
. Duration 54 minutes

Nominated for community service awards, Raymond's celebrity has put him under scrutiny and he is investigated for unduly claiming benefits.

Episode Title:Stand Up

Episode 4
. Duration 55 minutes

Joel Shields won an Indigenous scholarship to one of Sydney's most elite private schools. But things become complicated when he is forced to sit down for what he believes in.

Episode Title:Sweet Spot

Episode 5
. Duration 54 minutes

Indigo is a professional boxer who has just finished serving a six-year sentence for killing a man in a street fight. Now he has returned home and is trying to reconnect with his family.

Episode Title:Pretty Boy Blue

Episode 6
. Duration 59 minutes

Aaron Davis is an Indigenous policeman who's proud of his family and community, but a tragic event at the station will change everything for him.

Episode Title:Where the Heart Is

Episode 7
. Duration 58 minutes

When a freak accident takes the life of his partner, Peter has to fight his mother-in-law to keep custody of their daughter.

Episode Title:Starting Over

Episode 8
. Duration 58 minutes

Aaron's career in the force has been on hold since an Aboriginal teenager died in police custody on his shift, but his life changes when he begins a new relationship.

Episode Title:Babes in Arms

Episode 9
. Duration 58 minutes

New parents Janine and Justin are tested to their limit when their newborn son goes missing.

Episode Title:Consequences

Episode 10
. Duration 54 minutes

Mattie races to share the news of her PhD with her estranged father.

Episode Title:Pokies

Episode 11
. Duration 53 minutes

Nic Shields spends her lunchtime playing the pokies and undertakes a desperate attempt to absolve a whirlpool of deceit and debt.

Episode Title:Dogs of War

Episode 12
. Duration 57 minutes

The purchase of an undisciplined guard dog poisons relationships between Redfern neighbours and aggravates a malignant memory for an ex-serviceman.

Episode Title:Promise Me

Episode 13
. Duration 87 minutes

When a young Aboriginal woman is raped and doesn't report her abuse, she faces consequences she never could have imagined.