Richard Bell: You Can Go Now

Richard Bell: You Can Go Now

A look at the life and provocative work and writings of First Nations artist, Richard Bell. It reveals the ‘two Richards’ – ‘Richie’ the provocateur and enfante terrible of the art world who challenges its whiteness and the Richard who spent his childhood living in a tin shed, learnt his politics on the streets of Redfern and is known in his own community as an activist. His polemics and creative outputs provide a lens through which to consider the last 50 years of First Nations activism in Australia and its links to global protest movements.

Critic Reviews:

• ” Her \[Larissa Behrendt\] work on You Can Go Now is solid, putting her talking-head interview subjects at ease to draw out more than just her film’s narrative, including some very personal stories and raw moments. “ – Cris Kennedy (The Canberra Times, Australia)

• ” A powerful piece of work, with all the anger, recrimination and hurt that we see in his art. Bell is a provocateur, a poet, a piss-taker, maybe even a prophet. “ – Paul Byrnes (Sydney Morning Herald)

• ” This barnstormer of a documentary directed by Larissa Behrendt captures the mischievous energy and button-pushing humour of one of the country’s most rabble-rousing artists in Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang man Richard Bell. “ – Stephen A. Russell (ScreenHub)