Wind (1999)

Short film

Length: 33 minutes

Synopsis

A short drama about the relationship between a black tracker and his ‘boss’. They are tracking an Aboriginal man accused of murder.

Curator’s notes

The story of a black tracker (Bradley Byquar) – an Indigenous man employed by white society to hunt and track fellow Indigenous people – who in the end is a man trapped between two cultures, his loyalties equally divided. Director Ivan Sen’s other films include Tears, Dust, Yellow Fella and Beneath Clouds for which he won the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for both Best Director and Best Cinematography.

Original censorship rating: MA

Production company Mayfan
Producer Graeme Isaac
Director Ivan Sen
Writer Ivan Sen
Cast Bradley Byquar
Ralph Cotterill
Steve Dodd

Acknowledgements

Produced with the assistance of the Indigenous Branch of the Australian Film Commission.

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