Three characters live in isolation amidst the coastal sand dunes of the Coorong in southern South Australia. In a shack on the beach live Tom, a fisherman, and his young son; out amongst the dunes lives an Indigenous man, ‘Fingerbone Bill’, who forms a friendship with the boy, naming him ‘Storm Boy’. The story is conveyed with simplicity, with events being left unspoken and undetailed. The relationships between the characters, and the scenes where the boy and his pet pelican play together are subtly sketched. Burton’s photography effectively captures the wild beauty of the Coorong.
On display until:
ACMI Viewing Booths
22 April 2019
Credits
Appears in
Constellation
David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil is a Yolngu man of the Mandhalpuyngu speech of the Djinba language. As a young boy, Gulpilil was an accomplished hunter, tracker and dancer, which he turned into an acclaimed film career that saw him win the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival (for Charlie's Country) and an AACTA for The Tracker, among his many honours.
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
32619
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Adaptations
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sea in motion pictures
Animals & Wildlife → Pelicans
Childrens Films
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Race relations
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature
Literature → Thiele, Colin, 1920-
People → Thiele, Colin, 1920-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; NFSA Digital Access Copy