No Way to Forget explained

No Way to Forget
Director:	Richard Frankland
Producer:	John Foss
Starring:	David Ngoombujarra Christina Saunders Shane Franzis
Distributor:	Golden Seahorse Productions
Runtime:	12 minutes
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

No Way to Forget is an Australian short film. It is written and directed by Richard Frankland, produced by John Foss and stars David Ngoombujarra in the lead role as SHANE FRANCIS. It is the first film by an indigenous director to win an AFI Award.^[1] It was broadcast nationally on SBS TV.^[2] It screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival in the category of Un Certain Regard.^{[3] [4]}

No Way to Forget is based on Frankland's experiences while working as a Field Officer for the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.^[5]

Awards

• AFI Award (1996) – Best Short Film
• AFI Award (1996) – Best Screenplay in a Short Film^[6]
• St Kilda Film Festival (2000) – Best New Director
• Cannes International Film Festival (1996) – Un Certain Regard

External links

• Golden Seahorse Productions

Notes and References

1. Web site: No Way to Forget . 27 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120092321/http://www.creativespirits.info/resources/movies/nowaytoforget.html . 20 November 2008 . dead .
2. http://www.loreoftheland.com.au/indigenous/richard/rffilms.html Lore of the Land
3. Web site: Festival de Cannes: No Way to Forget . 20 September 2009. festival-cannes.com.
4. http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/sand-celluloid-no-way-forget/ Australian Screen
5. http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/cruising/public3.htm ANU
6. http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/film/newsinterviews/indigenous-filmmakers-28.aspx Time Out Sydney