Spotlights: Warwick Thornton

Australia, 2020

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Warwick Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. A film director, screenwriter and cinematographer, his debut feature film Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d’Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for Sweet Country.

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Australia
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2020

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ACMI Identifier

B2004325

Language

English

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The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-09. Spotlights

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Sound

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Black and White

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