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The Water Diary

Directed by Jane Campion
2006
Australia, France
18 minutes
All Ages
An extreme drought is seen through the eyes of a young girl in country NSW, narrated by Alice Englert (Ginger & Rosa), starring alongside Genevieve Lemon (Sweetie).
Created for an eight-part feature about the UN’s goals to address pressing social, economic, health and environmental challenges. Cannes and SFF 2006. Screening in 16mm. 

'The Water Diary' is screening with:

Bright Star
Sun 18 June, 10:15am, Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Program Strand
Jane Campion Retrospective
Year
2006
Classification
All Ages
Country
Australia, France
Language
In English
Director
Jane Campion
Producer
Christopher Gill
Cast
Alice Englert, Tintin Kelly, Isidore Tillers
Screenwriter
Jane Campion
Cinematographer
Greig Fraser
Editor
Heidi Kenessey
Genre
Women Directors, Australian Films, Environmental, Retrospective
Company Credits
Rights Holder: Jane Campion. Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive

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