Elly Chatfield in ‘Smoke Between Trees’
Filmmaker Michael Joy knew he had to tread carefully when he embarked on Smoke Between Trees, a drama involving an Indigenous woman, her grandson and the boy’s grandfather.
As a non-Indigenous man he wanted to ensure the film would ring true for Indigenous people as well as relating to audiences generally.
So he consulted closely with Indigenous actors Elly Chatfield in her first lead role, Damion Hunter and numerous Indigenous Elders.
The producer/director/Dop/co-writer showed the film to a group of Elders with some trepidation and was both relieved and delighted when they gave thumbs up.
Tiriel Mora plays Mathew Higgins, a middle-class whitefella who is consumed with grief and anger. When his estranged 10-year-old grandson Ari (newcomer Robert-Joseph Slockee) re-enters his life, he has the chance for reconciliation.
Artist Elly Chatfield, a Gamillaroi woman from North-West Nsw, is Francine, the boy’s maternal grandmother.
Filmmaker Michael Joy knew he had to tread carefully when he embarked on Smoke Between Trees, a drama involving an Indigenous woman, her grandson and the boy’s grandfather.
As a non-Indigenous man he wanted to ensure the film would ring true for Indigenous people as well as relating to audiences generally.
So he consulted closely with Indigenous actors Elly Chatfield in her first lead role, Damion Hunter and numerous Indigenous Elders.
The producer/director/Dop/co-writer showed the film to a group of Elders with some trepidation and was both relieved and delighted when they gave thumbs up.
Tiriel Mora plays Mathew Higgins, a middle-class whitefella who is consumed with grief and anger. When his estranged 10-year-old grandson Ari (newcomer Robert-Joseph Slockee) re-enters his life, he has the chance for reconciliation.
Artist Elly Chatfield, a Gamillaroi woman from North-West Nsw, is Francine, the boy’s maternal grandmother.
- 5/28/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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