Screen Australia

Screen Australia aims to inspire, inform and engage screen audiences through compelling Australian storytelling.

Find a Production

One Night the Moon

Year of completion
2001
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
History, Music
Duration
54 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A musical drama set in 1930s outback Australia. Entranced by the beautiful, beaming moon, a young girl steps out of her window. When her parents check, she is gone. The local police recommend Aboriginal Tracker Albert, but the father insists 'no blackfella is to set foot on my land'. Albert watches helplessly as her every trace is stamped to dust by the white men conducting a line search. Based on the true story of Aboriginal Tracker Riley in Dubbo.
Completion Year
2001
Genres
History, Music
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Paul Humfress, Kevin Lucas, Aanya Whitehead

Director

Rachel Perkins

Writer

Rachel Perkins, John Romeril

Composer

Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly

Director of Photography

Kim Batterham

Production Designer

Sarah Stollman

Cast

Kaarin Fairfax, Paul Kelly, Kelton Pell, Ruby Hunter, Memphis Kelly, Chris Haywood, David Field

Awards

2002 — Moondance Film festival – Spirit of Moondance - Best Feature Film

2001 — New York International Independent Film & Video Festival – Best Musical

2001 — New York International Independent Film & Video Festival – Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film - Kim Batterham ACS

2001 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia – Unique Achievement in the Combination of Sound, Image and Music - Rachel Perkins

2001 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia – Best Music Score - Mairead Hannan, Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly

2001 — AWGIE Awards – John Romeril (with Rachel Perkins)

2001 — AWGIE Awards – John Romeril (with Rachel Perkins)

2001 — Australian Film Institute – Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature Film - Kim Batterham ACS

2001 — Australian Film Institute – Open Craft in a Non-feature Film - Mairead Hannan, Kev Carmody, Paul Kelly

2002 — Australian Cinematographers Society Awards National – Distinction - Kim Batterham ACS

2001 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW – Gold - Kim Batterham ACS

Screenings

2002 — Arizona International Film Festival

2001 — EthnoFilmfest Berlin

2001 — Hawaii International Film Festival

2002 — Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee

2003 — London Australian Film Festival

2001 — Mill Valley Film Festival

2002 — Moondance Film festival

2002 — Moscow International Film Festival

2001 — New York International Independent Film & Video Festival

2001 — New York International Independent Film & Video Festival

2003 — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2003 — International Film Festival Rotterdam

2002 — Sundance Film Festival

2002 — Toronto International Film Festival

2002 — Berlin International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Dendy Films Pty Ltd

International Sales

Digital Classics PLC

Production Company

MusicArtsDance Films Pty Ltd

Related Productions

Laugh of Lakshmi, The

Completion Year:
2026
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
100m
Status:
Post-Production
View Production

What Love Builds

Completion Year:
2026
Content Type:
Documentary
Length:
99m
Status:
Completed
View Production

Anangu Way

Completion Year:
2024
Content Type:
Documentary
Length:
15m
Status:
Completed
View Production