Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990)
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990)
A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.

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Cast

Marcia Langton Marcia Langton As: Daughter
Agnes Hardwick Agnes Hardwick As: Old Mother
Jimmy Little Jimmy Little As: Singer
Alkira Fitzgerald Alkira Fitzgerald As: Young Daughter
Elizabeth Gentle Elizabeth Gentle As: Young Mother
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Storyline

A short film about the relationship between an Aboriginal daughter and her white mother. The daughter, now the sole carer of her dying mother, dreams of far away places, the haunted look in her eyes loaded with a sense of what could have been. Famous Aboriginal singer, Jimmy Little, sings 'Royal Telephone', evoking the presence of Christianity and its role in the assimilation of Aboriginal people. The final scene sees the daughter lying in a foetal position next to her mother, crying. Assimilation, then, can be understood as a pain experienced by both the Aboriginal daughter as well as the white mother.


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Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 31 December 1990

Country: AU

Runtime: 19m

Company Credits

Company: Australian Film Commission

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Cast

Directed By

Tracey Moffatt

Tracey Moffatt

Director

Molly Pullicino

Molly Pullicino

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Penny McDonald

Penny McDonald

Producer

Penny McDonald

Penny McDonald

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Rosalea Hood

Rosalea Hood

Costume Designer

Violette Fontaine

Violette Fontaine

Makeup & Hair

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Roger Cowland

Roger Cowland

Visual Effects

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Art Department

Stephen Curtis

Stephen Curtis

Art Direction

Other Crew

John Whitteron

John Whitteron

Cinematography

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