One Night the Moon (2001)
Based on a true story of a young girl who is lost in the South Australian outback of the 1930s. The girl's father is swayed by his own racism and refuses the help of Albert - an Aboriginal tracker. As the search lengthens into days then weeks, the girl's mother turns to Albert for help. Tragically, Albert finds the girl too late. The film includes music and song, with the songs functioning as dialogue and expressing inner thoughts as in an opera. Haunting images of the landscape accompany this tale of racism, Intolerance and reconciliation.
Primary Title
- One Night the Moon
Date Broadcast
- Friday 16 April 2004
Release Year
- 2001
Start Time
- 21 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Based on a true story of a young girl who is lost in the South Australian outback of the 1930s. The girl's father is swayed by his own racism and refuses the help of Albert - an Aboriginal tracker. As the search lengthens into days then weeks, the girl's mother turns to Albert for help. Tragically, Albert finds the girl too late. The film includes music and song, with the songs functioning as dialogue and expressing inner thoughts as in an opera. Haunting images of the landscape accompany this tale of racism, Intolerance and reconciliation.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Feature films--Australia
- Musical films--Australia
- Australia--Race relations
Genres
- Drama
- Musical
Contributors
- Rachel Perkins (Director)
- Rachel Perkins (Writer)
- John Romeril (Writer)
- Kaarin Fairfax (Actor)
- Paul Kelly (Actor)
- Kelton Pell (Actor)
- Paul Humfress (Producer)
- Aanya Whitehead (Producer)
- Kev Carmody (Composer)
- Mairead Hannan (Composer)
- Paul Kelly (Composer)
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
- MusicArtsDance Films (Production Unit)
- OzOpera (Production Unit)
- 99149208214002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Feature films--Australia
- Musical films--Australia
- Australia--Race relations