Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
1990 | 19m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Tracey Moffatt |
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| Writer: | Tracey Moffatt |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 1990 |
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| Director: | Tracey Moffatt |
| Writer: | Tracey Moffatt |
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| Keywords | aboriginal |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Commission |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 23, 2026 Entered: Jun 23, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Marcia Langton | Daughter |
| Agnes Hardwick | Old Mother |
| Jimmy Little | Singer |
| Alkira Fitzgerald | Young Daughter |
| Elizabeth Gentle | Young Mother |
| Liam Wridgeway | Boy |
| Shaun Saunders | Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tracey Moffatt | Writer, Director |
| Penny McDonald | Production Manager |
| John Whitteron | Cinematography |
| Phillippa Harvey | Editor |
| Stephen Curtis | Art Direction |
| Rosalea Hood | Costume Designer |
| Violette Fontaine | Makeup & Hair |
| Molly Pullicino | First Assistant Director |
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Liz Watts | Gaffer |
| Jamie Egan | Gaffer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Penny McDonald | Producer |
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