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We acknowledge Australia’s First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, upon whose Country SFF are based.
We honour the storytelling and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

Warm Strangers

Directed by Ivan Sen
1997
Australia
7 minutes
Unclassified 15+
The last moments in the life of Jess, a young Aboriginal man. Fatally wounded, he attempts to reunite with his father whom he has not seen for fifteen years.

'Warm Strangers' is screening with:

AFTRS 50th – Alumni Short Films
Tue 13 June, 6:00pm, Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9
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Program Strand
Classics Restored
Year
1997
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Australia
Language
In English
Director
Ivan Sen
Producer
Melanie Coombs, Ivan Sen
Cast
Brad Byquar, Arthur Dignam, Tanith Glynn
Screenwriter
Ivan Sen
Cinematographer
Allan Collins
Genre
Cinephile, First Nations, Australian Films, Retrospective
Company Credits
Production Company: Australian Film, Television & Radio School

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