Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Marcia Langton

Daughter

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Agnes Hardwick

Old Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jimmy Little

Singer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alkira Fitzgerald

Young Daughter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elizabeth Gentle

Young Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Liam Wridgeway

Boy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Shaun Saunders

Boy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Tracey Moffatt
Writing	Writer	Tracey Moffatt
Department	Role	Name

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