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Emu Runner (2018)
In the remote community of Brewarrina in northwest New South Wales, Gem, a spirited 9-year-old girl, is at a loss with how to deal with the unexpected death of her mother. She finds little guidance from her father, Jay Jay, a stalwart, well-meaning man who feels the skeptical eyes of the community on him as a newly bereaved parent to three children. Instead, at the moment of her greatest need for comfort, Gem encounters and forges a bond with a wild emu, the totem bird of her ancestors, which gains the attention of a new social worker in town.
| Country | Australia |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 95 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Imogen Thomas |
| Screenplay | Imogen Thomas |
| Director of Photography | Michael Gibbs |
| Music | Peter Michael Davison, Ben Fink, Glenn Skuthorpe |
| Edited by | Jenny Hicks, Nicole Norelli |
| Contact | Oration Films |
Biography
Screenwriter and director from Australia. She received her education at New York and Adelaide universities, where she began making and establishing herself in short films, finding success especially with the drama Mixed Bag (2008). Her feature film debut is the family film Emu Runner (2018).
Family, Friendship, Animals, Tradition, Indigenious, School, Childhood