Screenplay of the 2002 film of the same name, based on Doris Pilkington's book, 'Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence' (1996). Based on the true account of Pilkington's mother Molly, who led herself and her two sisters, who had been forcibly removed from their family as part of Western Australia's 'removal policy', over 1600 kilometres along the rabbit-proof fence in order to return to their mother. Escaping the brutality of the Aboriginal Settlement, the three girls, aged 14, 11 and 8, set off without provisions or maps and travelled across half the State while being tracked by Native police and search planes. Includes colour film stills and black- and-white photos. Author won the New South Wales Premier's Award for Scriptwriting and the Community Relations Award. Also won the Queensland Premier's Award for Best Film or Television Script.