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Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

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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Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

December 31, 1990
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Cast (7)

Crew (13)

Directing

Tracey Moffatt
Director
Molly Pullicino
First Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Penny McDonald
Production Manager
Penny McDonald
Producer

Sound

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Art

Stephen Curtis
Art Direction

Camera

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Costume & Make-Up

Rosalea Hood
Costume Designer
Violette Fontaine
Makeup & Hair

Crew

John Whitteron
Cinematography

Editing

Lighting

Jamie Egan
Gaffer
Liz Watts
Gaffer

Visual Effects

Roger Cowland
Visual Effects