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  • They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy (2016)
  • Short | 4 min | Short, Drama, History
They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy (2016)
Short | 4 min | Short, Drama, History
"They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy" tells the fictionalised story of an Indigenous Australian man invited to London for the Colonial Exhibition of 1886. He's a reluctant ambassador, negotiating for the safety of his people and ...See more"They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy" tells the fictionalised story of an Indigenous Australian man invited to London for the Colonial Exhibition of 1886. He's a reluctant ambassador, negotiating for the safety of his people and ancestral land as the British Empire continues to colonise and brutalise indigenous Australians. He plays the 'good native', until a chance encounter forces him to decide whether to live his life with diplomacy or authenticity. It is a short story dense with themes of oppression, dehumanisation, resistance, and the determination of indigenous people to fight for their literal and cultural survival. See less
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Writer
Saeed Taji Farouky (writer)
Producer
Maria Caruana Galizia (producer)
Cinematographer
Emma Dalesman
Production Designer
Lesley Anne Rose (as Lesley Ann Rose)
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Updated Sep 28, 2016
Release date
Sep 24, 2016 (United Kingdom)
Awards
1 win

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