The informative documentary The Tall Man aims to give some insight on the tragic death of Cameron Doomadgee and role of Senior Sargent Christopher Hurley and how it shows bias towards him, writes Tyler Young.
Director Tony Krawitz’s take on the suspicious death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee is well presented in the documentary The Tall Man. Based on the book by Chloe Hooper, the documentary explains the mysterious death of Cameron Doomadgee on the 19th of November 2004 on the peaceful Palm Island. The island being the definition of community, it seems odd for Doomadgee to be found dead in a jail cell less than an hour after his arrest, especially by Senior Sargent Christopher Hurley who was a friendly officer to