Elders
Die Ältesten
© Moorina Bonini
Insects so well camouflaged as to be invisible, until you look closely. Something scary and mysterious bubbling up from the water. A tree that suddenly looks alive. When you are alone in the bush, everything seems to bristle with a mystical life force. The elders have gone ahead, leaving the young boy behind to find his own way through the unknown – just like generations of boys before him. But is he ready for the challenge?
With
- Muraany Andy-Harrison (Boy)
- Uncle Wayne Atkinson (Elder 1)
- Uncle Rod Briggs (Elder 2)
Crew
Director | Tony Briggs |
Screenplay | Tracey Rigney |
Cinematography | Ryan Alexander Lloyd |
Editing | Anne Carter |
Sound Design | Chris Goodes |
Sound | Mark Tarpey |
Production Design | Jo Briscoe |
Costumes | Jo Briscoe |
Make-Up | Natalie Corteling |
Assistant Director | Tom Jecks |
Casting | Damienne Pradier |
Production Manager | Helen Boicovitis |
Producer | Damienne Pradier |
Executive Producer | Charlotte Seymour |
Produced by
Typecast Entertainment
Tony Briggs
The writer, director and producer is of the Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri Nations and works in theatre and film. His feature film The Sapphires, based on the eponymous stage play, premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and won two Australian Writers’ Guild and eleven AACTA awards. He has also had a thirty-year career as an actor and is artistic director of the Birrarangga Film Festival in Melbourne which showcases the work of Indigenous filmmakers from around the world.
Filmography
2019 Elders; short film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020