Harry's War (1999 film) explained

Harry's War
Director:	Richard Frankland
Producer:	John Foss Richard Franklin
Starring:	David Ngoombujarra
Cinematography:	Peter Zakharov
Editing:	Jill Bilcock
Distributor:	Golden Seahorse Productions
Runtime:	28 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

Harry's War is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland produced by John Foss and Richard Franklin and stars David Ngoombujarra. It was broadcast nationally on SBS^[1] and ABC TV.^[2]

Harry's War is based on Frankland's Uncle, Harry Saunders (brother of Reg Saunders), who fought for Australia in the South Pacific in World War Two,^[2] and was killed in 1942.^[3] Saunders fought for his country in the hope that his actions would help Aboriginal people gain citizenship.^[2]

Awards

• AFI Award (1999) - Best Screenplay in a Short Film (nominated)
• Melbourne International Film Festival (1999) - OCIC Award
• Hollywood Black Film Festival (2000) - Jury Prize for Best Short Film
• St Kilda Film Festival (2000) - Best original Screenplay
• Atom Awards (2000) - Best Short Film
• Saint Tropez Film Festival (2000) - Best Short Film

External links

• Golden Seahorse Productions
• HARRY'S WAR Study Guide
• Synopsis

Notes and References

1. News: . . 7 March 2000 . Aboriginal war film lauded in Hollywood . Mick . Bunworth . 16 April 2010. 21 April 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000421120817/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/stories/s108394.htm.
2. Web site: . Short & Sweet Festival . 15 April 2010 . 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20120807072750/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/shortandsweet/prog6.htm. 7 Aug 2012 .
3. Web site: [//www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1697924 Harry Saunders ]. Australian War Memorial . 29 November 1942 . 4 January 2021.