Bra Boys is a bias documentary about a gang of Maroubra surfers with the focus on the Abberton brothers- Sunny, Jai, Koby and Dakota. Using the beach as a saviour for troubled kids, Sunny, Jai and Koby tell their story of struggle and hardship whilst growing up with a heroin addicted mother. This left them in the care of their grandmother, which they called Ma.
This film was made to make the bra boys look good. By putting a young member of their gang in the documentary and saying that they encouraged him to give up drugs and live for the beach, otherwise he was not allowed to be apart of their gang anymore, gives the boys a reputation that they are heroic. Saying that they used the beach as a saviour, maybe they did but it still does not account for the miss leading and left out evidence in the documentary.
An example of miss leading evidence is in the murder trial of Anthony Hines. It clearly states that Jai was found not guilty of murder but does not mention the compelling evidence against him and how he managed to get off. It also fails to mention that Koby did not get off all his chargers instead it states that his charge was dropped due to unsubstantial evidence. Failing to state anything about the other chargers, this makes the boys look like heroes to their fellow gang members and the audience watching the film.
In the absence of film on the Cronulla riots proves that the boys were somehow involved more than they said. Stating that they were just attacked out of now where is the only footage of them fighting and making the peace action between the Lebanese community. This demonstrates to the audience that they can do no wrong.
Thrown in with the preservation of the bra boys title is Australian aspects. With the narration of Russel Crowe and comparing the bra boys defending their land as the aboriginals did when white settlers came puts us on the bra boy's side to begin with. Throughout the film it gives more and more evidence and suggesting that the boys are good and when it comes to the boy's trial it creates a feeling that you want them to get off. But after analysing it you recognize that the documentary is bias and is just a way for the boys to defend and appraise themselves in the community.
This documentary directed and written by the eldest brother, Sunny shows the bra boys side of events in Maroubra and defends their status as notorious gangsters. The documentary includes their side of the Cronulla riots, the murder trial in which Jai was found not guilty of murdering fellow Bra Boy Anthony Hines and Koby's chargers of perverting the course of justice. In the documentary it states that all of Koby's chargers were dropped which in fact is not true and this cause some confusion to the out come of Koby's trial. Bra Boys is also a story of struggle and brotherhood who stick together when it counts.
Jess GYC
This film was made to make the bra boys look good. By putting a young member of their gang in the documentary and saying that they encouraged him to give up drugs and live for the beach, otherwise he was not allowed to be apart of their gang anymore, gives the boys a reputation that they are heroic. Saying that they used the beach as a saviour, maybe they did but it still does not account for the miss leading and left out evidence in the documentary.
An example of miss leading evidence is in the murder trial of Anthony Hines. It clearly states that Jai was found not guilty of murder but does not mention the compelling evidence against him and how he managed to get off. It also fails to mention that Koby did not get off all his chargers instead it states that his charge was dropped due to unsubstantial evidence. Failing to state anything about the other chargers, this makes the boys look like heroes to their fellow gang members and the audience watching the film.
In the absence of film on the Cronulla riots proves that the boys were somehow involved more than they said. Stating that they were just attacked out of now where is the only footage of them fighting and making the peace action between the Lebanese community. This demonstrates to the audience that they can do no wrong.
Thrown in with the preservation of the bra boys title is Australian aspects. With the narration of Russel Crowe and comparing the bra boys defending their land as the aboriginals did when white settlers came puts us on the bra boy's side to begin with. Throughout the film it gives more and more evidence and suggesting that the boys are good and when it comes to the boy's trial it creates a feeling that you want them to get off. But after analysing it you recognize that the documentary is bias and is just a way for the boys to defend and appraise themselves in the community.
This documentary directed and written by the eldest brother, Sunny shows the bra boys side of events in Maroubra and defends their status as notorious gangsters. The documentary includes their side of the Cronulla riots, the murder trial in which Jai was found not guilty of murdering fellow Bra Boy Anthony Hines and Koby's chargers of perverting the course of justice. In the documentary it states that all of Koby's chargers were dropped which in fact is not true and this cause some confusion to the out come of Koby's trial. Bra Boys is also a story of struggle and brotherhood who stick together when it counts.
Jess GYC