The Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland

  • 27'
  • Australia
  • 2018
In a not-too-distant future, the world is being poisoned and Europeans are unable to step outside, while Indigenous people are able to. Aiden, adopted into a white family, is taken out on a voyage, exploring two possible perspectives. Karrabing Film Collective's most unnerving film is also its most stylistically experimental.
Director
Karrabing Film Collective
Country of production
Australia
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
27'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Karrabing Film Collective
Production Company
Karrabing Indigenous Corporation
Sales
Karrabing Indigenous Corporation
Screenplay
Karrabing Film Collective
Cinematography
Elizabeth Povinelli, Katrina Lewis, Natasha Bigfoot Lewis
Editor
Elizabeth Povinelli
Production Design
Sandra Yarrowin
Sound Design
Leandros Ntounis
Music
David Barker
Cast
Sandra Yarrowin, Kieran Sing, Aiden Sing, Gavin Bianamu, Trevor Bianamu
Director
Karrabing Film Collective
Country of production
Australia
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
27'
Medium
DCP
Language
English
Producer
Karrabing Film Collective
Production Company
Karrabing Indigenous Corporation
Sales
Karrabing Indigenous Corporation
Screenplay
Karrabing Film Collective
Cinematography
Elizabeth Povinelli, Katrina Lewis, Natasha Bigfoot Lewis
Editor
Elizabeth Povinelli
Production Design
Sandra Yarrowin
Sound Design
Leandros Ntounis
Music
David Barker
Cast
Sandra Yarrowin, Kieran Sing, Aiden Sing, Gavin Bianamu, Trevor Bianamu