Film detail | Satellite Boy

International Competition of Films for Children

Country: Australia
Subtitles: Anglické, simultánní překlad do češtiny
Directed by: Catriona McKenzie
Year: 2012
Length: 90`
Rating: 12
Screenplay: Catriona McKenzie
Director of Photography: Geoffrey Simpson ACS
Music: David Bridie
Edited by: Henry Dangar ASE
Production: Satellite Films, Screen Australia, Screen NSW, Screen West and ABC TV

Synopsis: Abandoned by his mother, 12-year-old Aboriginal boy Pete lives with his elderly grandfather Jagamarra in a deserted outdoor cinema in the outback town Wyndham. When his Grandfather's home is threatened with demolition, Pete sees his world in jeopardy and with his best friend Kalmain, sets off for the city. Together the boys travel through epic Kimberley country and when they get lost in the bush, Pete and Kalmain find true friendship. Starving and thirsty, Pete must remember some of the traditional bush skills his grandfather has taught him to survive.

Catriona McKenzie: Catriona McKenzie (1971) is an Australian screenwriter and director. She graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney and worked for a long time in television, where she works primarily on making series. As an independent director she has made, e.g., the short films The Third Note (2000) and (Road, 2004) and the documentary Mr. Patterns (2004), for which she has won awards. She made her feature-film debut with the adventure drama Satellite Boy (2012).

Where and when Satellite Boy is screened

Where	When	Reservation
Velké kino	May 31st at 08:30	N/A
Golden Apple Cinema, č. 6	Jun 1st at 13:10	N/A

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