
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.
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
December 31, 1990
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Cast (7)

Marcia Langton
Daughter

Agnes Hardwick
Old Mother

Jimmy Little
Singer

Alkira Fitzgerald
Young Daughter

Elizabeth Gentle
Young Mother

Liam Wridgeway
Boy

Shaun Saunders
Boy
Crew (13)
Directing

Tracey Moffatt
Director

Molly Pullicino
First Assistant Director
Writing

Tracey Moffatt
Writer
Production

Penny McDonald
Production Manager

Penny McDonald
Producer
Sound
No data availableArt

Stephen Curtis
Art Direction
Camera
No data availableCostume & Make-Up

Rosalea Hood
Costume Designer

Violette Fontaine
Makeup & Hair
Crew

John Whitteron
Cinematography
Editing

Phillippa Harvey
Editor
Lighting

Jamie Egan
Gaffer

Liz Watts
Gaffer
Visual Effects

Roger Cowland
Visual Effects