Elizabeth Povinelli
Filmography
(all short) Karrabing! Low Tide Turning (2012, co-dir), When the Dogs Talked (2014), Windjarrameru, The Stealing C*nt$ (2015), Wutharr, Saltwater Dreams (2016), Night Time Go (2017), The Jealous One (2017), The Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland (2018), Day in the Life (2020)
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Elizabeth Povinelli at IFFR
Day in the Life
A richly textured panoply of trauma, daily obstacles and moments of joy is accompanied by an original hip-hop anthem of truth and resistance.
32'
Australia
IFFR 2020
The Mermaids, or Aiden in Wonderland
This irreverent genre mash-up explores possible perspectives for young Aiden in a not-too-distant future destroyed by poison.
27'
Australia
IFFR 2020
Night Time Go
Documentary and fiction mix to tell the little-known true story of the Karrabing ancestors' resistance and escape from an internment camp.
32'
Australia
IFFR 2020
When the Dogs Talked
Unwanted obstacles encountered by a family as they search for one of their own are juxtaposed with questions about the Dog Dreaming.
34'
Australia
IFFR 2020
Windjarrameru, The Stealing C*nt$
Police wrongfully accuse young men of stealing beer, while miners intrude on the land and contamination spreads.
35'
Australia
IFFR 2020
Wutharr, Saltwater Dreams
Using humour and experimental film techniques, three perspectives are offered on why the motor in an Indigenous family's boat broke down.
29'
Australia
IFFR 2020