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'Zach's Ceremony' is a story that follows an everyday Australian kid, caught between two worlds - ancient versus modern. At the heart of this film is the clash of culture, race and identity. Against the vibrant city of Sydney, Zach is provoked by racist taunts and finds himself on a self-destructive path fuelled by drugs, alcohol and sex. His rebellious outbursts challenge his once close relationship with his dad, reaching breaking point when he is expelled from school. Zach's father believes he needs to be empowered by his culture and become a man through the ancient rite of initiation. Will Ceremony and Aboriginal knowledge get Zach back on the right path? All he really wants is for his father to love him for who he is.' (Source: Documentary Australia Foundation website)
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Epigraph: "In Sydney they call me a blackfella, in Doomadgee they call me a whitefella.I don’t know who I am.” Zach Doomadgee - Aged 13
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Ten Years in the Making
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 April no. 648 2017; (p. 32) 'Zach's Ceremony, a documentary, has opened in cinemas around the country, with one-off screenings and Q and A sessions' -
[Review Essay] Zach's Ceremony Review – An Affecting Portrait of Growing up Indigenous in Two Worlds
2017
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 March 2017; -
Documentary a Labour of Love
2016
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 July no. 629 2016; (p. 15) -
Zach Opens Byron Festival
2016
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 October no. 637 2016; (p. 33)
— Review of Zach's Ceremony 2014 single work film/TV life story 'The opening night feature for the Byron Bay film Festival's 10th anniversary needed to be something special, and director J'aimee Skippon-Volke believes Zach's Ceremony "fits the bill perfectly". ...'
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Zach Opens Byron Festival
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 19 October no. 637 2016; (p. 33)
— Review of Zach's Ceremony 2014 single work film/TV life story 'The opening night feature for the Byron Bay film Festival's 10th anniversary needed to be something special, and director J'aimee Skippon-Volke believes Zach's Ceremony "fits the bill perfectly". ...' -
[Review Essay] Zach's Ceremony Review – An Affecting Portrait of Growing up Indigenous in Two Worlds
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 March 2017; -
Ten Years in the Making
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 5 April no. 648 2017; (p. 32) 'Zach's Ceremony, a documentary, has opened in cinemas around the country, with one-off screenings and Q and A sessions' -
Documentary a Labour of Love
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 July no. 629 2016; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2018 nominated AFCA Film Awards — Best Documentary
- 2016 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Feature Documentary