Through lyrical images, Manganinnie journeys across mountains towards the coast with Joanna, a white girl, in search of Manganinnie's vanished tribe. The poignancy of this film derives from the Aboriginal woman's gradual realization that her people and the tribal way of life are forever gone. It is the story of the Black Drive of 1830, the near-genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines.
| Writing | Ken Kelso | Writer |
| Directing | John Honey | Director |
| Sound | Peter Sculthorpe | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gary Hansen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Neil Angwin | Production Design |
| Editing | Mike Woolveridge | Editor |
| Production | Gil Brealey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gilda Baracchi | Producer |
| Production | Pamela H. Vanneck | Production Manager |
| Sound | John Schiefelbein | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Robert Hynard | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Peter Burgess | Sound Editor |
| Lighting | Mick Morris | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Purcell | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Gerald Thompson | Clapper Loader |
| Art | Harry Zettel | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Williams | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Peter Fenton | Sound Mixer |