Onus is remembered as a leading Indigenous activist – but a new documentary by his grandson reveals he blazed another trail Ablaze premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival, which opens in August
The late Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta activist William Townsend “Bill” Onus Jr was a larger-than-life activist, boomerang champion and theatrical entrepreneur.
But Onus might also have become as famous for the cinematic portrayal of the plight of his people, had his documentary film work ever seen the light of day.