No Way to Forget
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| No Way to Forget | |
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| Directed by | Richard Frankland |
| Written by | Richard Frankland |
| Produced by | John Foss |
| Starring | David Ngoombujarra Christina Saunders Shane Franzis |
| Distributed by | Golden Seahorse Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
No Way to Forget is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland, produced by John Foss and stars David Ngoombujarra in the lead role as SHANE FRANCIS. It is the first film by an indigenous director to win an AFI Award.[1] It was broadcast nationally on SBS TV.[2] It screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival in the category of Un Certain Regard.[3][4]
No Way to Forget is based on Frankland's experiences while working as a Field Officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.[5]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- AFI Award (1996) – Best Short Film
- AFI Award (1996) – Best Screenplay in a Short Film[6]
- St Kilda Film Festival (2000) – Best New Director
- Cannes International Film Festival (1996) – Un Certain Regard
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lore of the Land Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Richard Frankland – Films
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Australian Screen From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget
- ^ ANU Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cruising Country
- ^ Time Out Sydney Lights up!
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