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'Emu Runner is about the impact a mother’s death has on an Indigenous family living in an isolated community. The story is seen through the eyes of Gem, a spirited nine-year-old girl, who deals with grief by forging a bond with a wild emu, a mythical bird of her ancestors. It is a bond she will do anything to keep but one that puts her at odds with a young and inexperienced social worker.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Notes
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The film was written in consultation with Frayne Barker, a Ngemba woman from Brewarrina who provided cultural consultation. (Source.)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Heartwarming New Film Brings Remote Australia to the Big Screen
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 6 November no. 713 2019; (p. 4)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV -
Wounded Spirit
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 November 2019; (p. 4)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV'Emu Runner, made on location in outback NSW with the involvement of the local community, is a tale of grief and hope, writes Philippa Hawker'
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Outback Isolation Springs to Life in Moving Family Tale
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 November 2019; (p. 15)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV'Emu Runner was filmed in and around the sparsely populated outback town of Brewarrina, NSW. Writer-director Imogen Thomas knows the isolated community well, having set her 2008 short film, Mixed Bag, there. The director’s first feature is a modest but immensely attractive insight into the world of an eight-year-old Ngemba girl named Gemma, who is wonderfully portrayed by non-professional actor Rhae-Kye Waites.' (Introduction)
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2019’s Most Anticipated Movies
2018
single work
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 26 December 2018; -
Emu Runner Hits the Screen
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 November no. 689 2018; (p. 19)'Emu Runner - a movie about a young Indigenous girl who finds solace in the company of a wild emu has come to Australian screens.'
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Outback Isolation Springs to Life in Moving Family Tale
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2 November 2019; (p. 15)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV'Emu Runner was filmed in and around the sparsely populated outback town of Brewarrina, NSW. Writer-director Imogen Thomas knows the isolated community well, having set her 2008 short film, Mixed Bag, there. The director’s first feature is a modest but immensely attractive insight into the world of an eight-year-old Ngemba girl named Gemma, who is wonderfully portrayed by non-professional actor Rhae-Kye Waites.' (Introduction)
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Wounded Spirit
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9 November 2019; (p. 4)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV'Emu Runner, made on location in outback NSW with the involvement of the local community, is a tale of grief and hope, writes Philippa Hawker'
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Heartwarming New Film Brings Remote Australia to the Big Screen
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 6 November no. 713 2019; (p. 4)
— Review of Emu Runner 2018 single work film/TV -
What's the Point of Making Australian Films If Nobody Gets to See Them?
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 October 2018;'Australians are making more films than ever before. So why is it so hard to find them?' (Introduction)
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Emu Runner Hits the Screen
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 November no. 689 2018; (p. 19)'Emu Runner - a movie about a young Indigenous girl who finds solace in the company of a wild emu has come to Australian screens.'
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2019’s Most Anticipated Movies
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 26 December 2018;
Awards
- Brewarrina, Bourke - Brewarrina area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
