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Night cries : a rural tragedy

Summary: A short experimental film by Tracey Moffatt, shot totally in a studio, 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.

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  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 18 min. 18 sec.) : digital stereo, sound color
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  • Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

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General Note:
No dialogue; soundtrack of original sounds.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematographer, John Whitteron ; editor, Phillippa Harvey; music, Jimmy Little; sounds, Debra Petrovitch.
Participant or Performer Note: Marcia Langton (Daughter), Agnes Hardwick (Old Mother), Jimmy Little (Singer)
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 1990.
Original Version Note:
Originally produced [Australia], Ronin Films [with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission], 1989.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Mothers and daughters -- Drama
Short films
Terminal care -- Drama
Home nursing -- Drama

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