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Film Details
- Australian Children's Television Foundation,2000
Producers:
Patricia Edgar and Stephen Johnson (executive producers).
Gordon Glenn (producer).
Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Mandawuy Yunupingu (associate producers).
Production Companies:
Australian Children's Television Foundation.
Beyond Films.
Burrundi Pictures.
Finance Organisations:
Film Victoria.
Northern Territory Government.
SBS Independent.
Yothu Yindi Foundation.
Australian Film Finance Corporation.
Director of Photography:
Brad Shield.
Editors:
Ken Sallows.
Production Designers:
Sarah Stollman.
Music:
Mark Ovenden.
Cast:
Including Sean Mununggurr (Botj), John Sebastian Pilakui (Lorrpu), Nathan Daniels (Milika), Lirrina Mununggurr (Yuwan), Makuma Yunupingu (Matjala), Nungki Yunupingu (Dawu), and Andrew Galitju Burarrwanga (Dhunthun).
Release Dates:
Aired in Australia on 22 March 2001.
Premiered in the UK on 6 July 2002 (Commonwealth Film Festival).
Also aired at Australia film festivals in Colombia and the Philippines in 2003.
Location:
Filmed in the Northern Territory, including Darwin.
Post Production:
AAV Digital Pictures (video post-production).
Soundfirm (sound post-production).
Awards:
AFI Award, Young Actor's Award [for John Sebastian Pilakui] (won), 2001.
AFI Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2001.
AFI Award, Best Cinematography (nominated), 2001.
FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2002.
Giffoni Film Festival, Bronze Griffin (Free to Fly Section) (won), 2001.
