Rabbit-Proof Fence (4K Restoration)
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Phillip Noyce’s milestone escape epic about the Stolen Generations has been breath-takingly restored in 4K. Three extraordinary child actors lead a remarkable cast including David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, and Kenneth Branagh.
Western Australia, 1931. Three Indigenous girls are forcibly taken from their family and deposited on a mission school far from home. One day, ordered to empty the latrine bucket, they instead make a run for it, and the rain covers their tracks. David Gulpilil is extraordinary as the tracker on their tail, a trooper whose own daughter is detained at the school, while Kenneth Branagh plays Mr. Neville, determined to force assimilation. But the stars are Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, and Laura Monaghan, each giving remarkably unaffected and very moving performances. Haunting and enraging; almost a quarter century since its release, this film is as relevant as ever.
The original camera negative of Rabbit-Proof Fence deposited at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia was scanned at 4K resolution using an Arriscan XT by The Grainery, Australia. It was frame by frame restored by The Grainery, USA and regraded in HDR by Gosia Grzyb under the supervision of director Phillip Noyce.Following the screening, join Phillip Noyce in conversation at the Festival Hub - a free event.
Special Guest
Phillip Noyce
Director
Phillip Noyce is a renowned Australian film and television director. An AFTRS alumnus in 1973, his debut feature Backroads premiered at Sydney Film Festival in 1977. Alongside his local filmography, Noyce has also directed international hits, including Dead Calm (1988), Clear And Present Danger (1994), and Salt (2010).
- Program Strand
- Classics Restored
- Original Title
- RABBIT-PROOF FENCE
- Year
- 2002
- Classification
- PG
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- In English, Martu Wangka
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Producer
- Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, John Winter
- Cast
- Everlyn Sampi, Kenneth Branagh, Deborah Mailman, David Gulpilil
- Screenwriter
- Christine Olsen
- Cinematographer
- Christopher Doyle
- Editor
- Veronika Jenet, John Scott
- Premiere
- Sydney Premiere
- Genre
- Australian Films, First Nations, Festival Award Winners, Cinephile, Literary & Adaptations, Biography
- Company Credits
- Australian Distributor: Icon Film Distribution
