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Film Details - Scarlett Pictures ; CAAMA Productions , 2009
Producers:
Kath Shelper.
Production Companies:
CAAMA Productions.
Scarlett Pictures.
Director of Photography:
Warwick Thornton.
Editors:
Roland Gallois.
Production Designers:
Daran Fulham.
Cast:
Including Rowan McNamara (Samson), Marissa Gibson (Delilah), Mitjili Napanangka Gibson (Nana), Scott Thornton (Gonzo), and Matthew 'MG' Gibson (Samson's Brother / Verandah Band).
Release Dates:
World premiere at the 2009 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival, 19 February - 1 March.
Screened in Alice Springs, 17 April 2009.
Selected to be screened in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival's Un Regard section and also to open the 2009 Message Sticks Festival.
Location:
- Filmed in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Awards:
- Art Film Festival, Best Director (won), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Direction (won), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Sound (won), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Cinematography (won), 2009.
- AFI Award, AFI Young Actor Award [Marissa Gibson and Rowan McNamara] (won), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Editing (nominated), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Lead Actor [Rowan McNamara] (nominated), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Lead Actress [Marissa Gibson] (nominated), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Supporting Actress [Mitjili Napanangka Gibson] (nominated), 2009.
- AFI Award, Best Original Music Score (nominated), 2009.
- AFI Award, News Limited Readers' Choice Award (nominated), 2009.
- ASE Award (Australian Screen Editors), Avid Award for Best Editing on a Feature Film (won), 2009.
- Camerimage, Golden Frog: Main Competition (nominated), 2009.
- Cinemanila International Film Festival, Lino Brocka Award: International Competition (nominated), 2009.
- Dublin International Film Festival, Dublin Film Critics Award: Best Film (won), 2010.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Director (won), 2010.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Cinematography (won), 2010.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Actor - Female [Marissa Gibson] (nominated), 2010.
- FCCA Award (Film Critics Circle of Australia), Best Editing (nominated), 2010.
- IF Awards, Best Sound (nominated), 2009.
- Palm Springs International Film Festival, John Schlesinger Award (honorable mention), 2010.
Settings:
- Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
