No Way to Forget

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No Way to Forget
Directed byRichard Frankland
Written byRichard Frankland
Produced byJohn Foss
StarringDavid Ngoombujarra
Christina Saunders
Shane Franzis
Distributed byGolden Seahorse Productions
Release date
  • 1996 (1996)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

No Way to Forget is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland, produced by John Foss and stars David Ngoombujarra in the lead role as SHANE FRANCIS. It is the first film by an indigenous director to win an AFI Award.[1] It was broadcast nationally on SBS TV.[2] It screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival in the category of Un Certain Regard.[3][4]

No Way to Forget is based on Frankland's experiences while working as a Field Officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.[5]

Awards

  • AFI Award (1996) – Best Short Film
  • AFI Award (1996) – Best Screenplay in a Short Film[6]
  • St Kilda Film Festival (2000) – Best New Director
  • Cannes International Film Festival (1996) – Un Certain Regard

References

  1. ^ "No Way to Forget". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  2. ^ Lore of the Land Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Richard Frankland – Films
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: No Way to Forget". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  4. ^ Australian Screen From Sand to Celluloid – No Way to Forget
  5. ^ ANU Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Cruising Country
  6. ^ Time Out Sydney Lights up!