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A trilogy of short stories in which characters are haunted by memories, spirits and ghosts, and bewitched by the past. 'BeDevil captures the allusive quality of parochial, local, familial ghost stories, the sort of stories that are passed down through generations, that are repeated and embroidered upon so that eventually they are woven into quotidian discourse and a passing reference can evoke a complex texture of ghostliness' (Lesley Stern, Photofile).
The three stories are: 'Mr Chuck.' 'Choo Choo Choo Choo,' and 'Lovin' the Spin I'm In.'Notes
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The debut feature from Tracey Moffatt and the first feature film to be directed by an Australian Aboriginal woman.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Disturbing the Peace : The Ghost in BeDevil and The Darkside
2024
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criticism
— Appears in: Screen Culture in the Global South : Cinema at the End of the World 2024; -
A Historical Review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Storytelling, Resistance, Reclamation and Education through Film
2023
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criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues , December vol. 26 no. 3-4 2023; -
The 15 Greatest Australian Horror Films – Sorted
2022
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 30 May 2022;'From a film made in Adelaide for less than $10,000 to gory and haunting classics, here are some flicks that will keep you up at night'
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Meet the Woman Bringing Aboriginal Cinema to the Screens of Paris
Sandra R. Phillips
(interviewer),
2016
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interview
— Appears in: The Conversation , 2 June 2016;'In a tiny cinema in the Latin Quarter of Paris, something very unusual for French filmgoers is on display. For five days, the programme at Cinema La Clef is devoted not to the latest Hollywood blockbusters, nor to the finest French cinema, but to the best examples of Australian Indigenous film-making.'
'The first Festival of Australian Aboriginal Cinema (La Festival du Cinéma Aborigène Australien) will showcase films that may have garnered awards at Cannes, but are nonetheless unfamiliar to audiences in one of the world’s capitals of cinematic culture. It is the first festival of its kind in Europe.'
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The Spectre at the Window : Tracey Moffatt's beDevil (1993)
2016
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criticism
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , December no. 81 2016; Senses of Cinema , June no. 83 2017;
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Untitled
1993
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review
— Appears in: Lesbians on the Loose , November vol. 4 no. 11 1993; (p. 29)
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Supernatural Vision
1993
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review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 October 1993; (p. rev 11)
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Glimpses into the Dark
1994
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review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 14 March 1994; (p. 4)
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The Ghosts of Childhood
1994
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review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 12 March 1994; (p. 30)
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Moffatt's Vivid Original Work
1994
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 March 1994; (p. 5) -
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BeDevil (1993)
Perth
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Centre for Research in Culture and Communication (Murdoch University)
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2004
Z1618421
2004
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Research undertaken by a student of the Centre for Culture and Communication (Murdoch University) into BeDevil (1993). Includes aspects relating to the production phase, critical reception, principal performers and production crew, references and a synopsis.
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A Critical Discussion of Race and Tracey Moffatt's Film Bedevil
1995
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criticism
— Appears in: Bur-ran-gur Ang (Court Out) : Women and the Law 1995; (p. 18-21) -
Top 10 Indigenous Films
2009
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 December 2009; (p. 12-13) -
Focus on Moffatt
2010
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 10 February no. 469 2010; (p. 45) Shepparton Art Gallery is hosting a double film feature film night on 16 February to accompany the exhibition, Tracey Moffatt: Narratives.
Awards
- 1994 winner Australian Centre Literary Awards — The Kate Challis RAKA Award — Scriptwriting
