A Good Eye for Story

Australia, 2020

Filmed in Mbantua (Alice Springs)
Equipment provided by Panavision Australia
Colour by Matt Fezz
Special thanks to CAAMA Productions

Artwork ACMI commissions First Nations On display

Dylan River is a filmmaker who shares stories from his unique perspective as a Kaytetye man. River works across many roles including cinematography, directing, and writing, for web series, documentary, short film, and cinema.

River’s film A Good Eye for Story is a quirky and intimate picture looking at the framework for which he shares his ideas and the impact that his family, community and the landscape around Alice Springs have had on his growing practice as a storyteller.

“This film explores my journey over the past ten years of being behind the cinema camera. The way my eye has changed from looking at images as being formulaic to appreciating the story behind every one.” – Dylan River

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In ACMI's collection

On display until

16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

artist

Dylan River

Duration

00:03:06:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2020

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

Z000185

Subject category

Digital Art

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-08. How We Tell Our Stories → MA-08-AV01

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Object Types

Artwork

Moving image file/Digital

Materials

Single-channel video, HDMI 4k video projection, 16:9, colour, sound, 3:06 min

Collected

18134 times

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