Samson & Delilah / Screen Australia, New South Wales Film and Television Office, Scarlett Pictures & CAAMA Productions present ; Warwick Thornton, writer, director ; Kath Shelper, producer.

Samson & Delilah /

Winner of a **Cannes** Golden Camera Award, SAMSON & DELILAH is a captivating teenage love story about finding love in the contexts of class and aboriginal Australian culture. Everything in Samson and Delilah's indigenous community happens in a cycle; nothing changes in their isolated, sele...

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Corporate Authors: Screen Australia, New South Wales Film and Television Office, Scarlett Pictures, Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association
Other Authors: Shelper, Kath (Producer), Gibson, Marissa (Actor), McNamara, Rowan (Actor), Gibson, Mitjili Napanangka (Actor), Thornton, Scott (Actor)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.
MVD Entertainment Group, 2010.
Subjects:
Youth, Aboriginal Australian > Australia > Northern Territory > Conduct of life > Drama.
Indigenous peoples > Australia > Northern Territory > Drama.
Northern Territory > Social conditions > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Independent films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:Kanopy
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Summary:Winner of a **Cannes** Golden Camera Award, SAMSON & DELILAH is a captivating teenage love story about finding love in the contexts of class and aboriginal Australian culture. Everything in Samson and Delilah's indigenous community happens in a cycle; nothing changes in their isolated, selectively Westernized neighborhood. When tragedy strikes, Samson and Delilah turn their backs on home and embark on a journey of survival and discovery. Bound by hunger, rejection, social identity and devotion, the young lovers discover that life outside their community can be cruel and unfair. Still their hearts flourish. *"The film may be hard as hell to watch, but it's even harder to look away from."* - Michael O'Sullivan, **Washington Post** Winner of Six **Australian Film Institute** Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, and Best Original Screenplay.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Film.
In Process Record.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): .flv file, sound
Awards:Golden Camera Award, 2009 Cannes Film Festival.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Warwick Thornton ; editors, Roland Gallois.
Participant or Performer:Rowan McNamara (Samson), Marissa Gibson (Delilah), Mitjili Gibson (Nana), Scott Thornton (Gonzo).
Language:In English and Warlpiri with English subtitles.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:This version originally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 2010.

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