Shifting Sands – Promise (1997)
Length: 10 minutes
Synopsis
A short drama about a grandmother’s tale of her promise marriage.
Curator’s notes
Promise, a short drama from Mitch Torres, is presented as a yarn in the kitchen between a grandmother and her granddaughter. The nanna tells her granddaughter the story of her marriage, a promise marriage that saw her go to live with her aunty to be prepared for marriage. Essentially, a love story that is told in the absence of the love interest – grandfather – but resonates as one of those moments that are a cherished memory.
Original aspect ratio: 16 x 9 (TV)
| Production company | Core Productions |
|---|---|
| Producer | Pauline Clague |
| Executive Producer (SBS) | Bridget Ikin |
| Supervising producer | Pauline Clague |
| Graeme Isaac | |
| Director | Mitch Torres |
| Writer | Mitch Torres |
| Cast | Sylvia Clarke |
| Peter Francis | |
| Widgee Henry | |
| Rhanre Lee | |
| Brian Sabaan | |
| Sabrina Sabaan | |
| Ali Torres | |
| Annie Watson | |
| Johnene Watson | |
| Martina Watson | |
| Robert Watson |
Acknowledgements
Produced with the assistance of the Indigenous Branch of the Australian Film Commission.
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