She once described his dancing as being like the wind through the willow trees. She was his mentor and his best friend. She was his mum. Weeping Willow is the story of a dancer coming to terms with the death of his closest friend and biggest fan. It documents their journey to the present and into the future.
Features Gary Lang, Marilyn Miller, Lydia Miller, Joel Donahue
Contains some b&w images
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2000634
Language
English
Audience classification
ACMI classified
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and sons
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
MPEG-2 Digital File; Memory Grid Pod Full Encode