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07/11/2019 Family, Drama 1h 35m
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A story to open hearts and minds.

Overview

A spirited young girl in small town Australia forms a meaningful bond with a wild emu as she tries to cope with her beleaguered father, a naïve social worker, and her own painful grief in the aftermath of her mother’s sudden death.

  1. Imogen Thomas

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rhae-Kye Waites

    Gemma

  2. Wayne Blair

    Jay Jay

  3. Stella Carter

    Tessa

  4. Maurial Spearim

    Darlene

  5. Rob Carlton

    Stan

  6. Mary Waites

    Daphne

  7. Georgia Blizzard

    Heidi Goodell

  8. Lindsay Waites

    Wes

  9. Letisha Boney

    Valerie

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on 2019-10-27
The cinematography is incredible, boasting beautiful moments from Brewarrina country. What’s more wonderful about this film is the community forged within it. Imogen Thomas worked hard to collaborate with the Brewarrina community to create authenticity - and it shows. This film supports the creation and telling of Indigenous stories, by Indigenous people, with Indigenous actors. It’s so important to watch these films and open our minds and condition our hearts to lessons unknown. The film advocates for a response of White Australians to personally and actively seek interest in Indigenous p...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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