Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy (1990)
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.
Director: Tracey Moffatt
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Marcia Langton as Daughter |
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Agnes Hardwick as Old Mother |
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Jimmy Little as Singer |
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Alkira Fitzgerald as Young Daughter |
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Elizabeth Gentle as Young Mother |
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Liam Wridgeway as Boy |
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Shaun Saunders as Boy |
| Directing | Tracey Moffatt | Director |
| Writing | Tracey Moffatt | Writer |
| Production | Penny McDonald | Producer |
| Production | Penny McDonald | Production Manager |
| Crew | John Whitteron | Cinematography |
| Editing | Phillippa Harvey | Editor |
| Art | Stephen Curtis | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosalea Hood | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Violette Fontaine | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | Molly Pullicino | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Liz Watts | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Jamie Egan | Gaffer |
