Storm Boy
Year: 2018
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Language:
English
Run Time:
98 minutes
Based on a 1966 novella, STORM BOY introduces us to Mike Kingley, a retired Australian property mogul. Mike’s son-in-law, Malcolm, who is now in charge of the family business, is about to sell precious bushland to a mining company—a decision that’s angered Mike’s teenage activist granddaughter, Maddie. The area in question is where Mike grew up, living off the grid with his misanthropic father. With talk of the land being destroyed, Mike begins to have visions about his long forgotten childhood, which he recounts to a wonderstruck Maddie. Young Mike rescued and trained three orphaned pelicans, who amusingly exhibited humanlike behavior. His father eventually forced him to return them to the wild, but his loyal favorite, Mr. Percival, came back. His exhilarating adventures with this remarkable creature are spellbinding. For such an isolated child, the bird was a lifesaver—both figuratively and literally. Will Mike’s memories of Mr. Percival inspire him to stop Malcolm? STORM BOY is really two simultaneous stories: the magical bond between a precocious boy and his sweet bird, and a pensive old man finally embracing his unique roots. —E.F.
CIFF43 Screenings
Friday, March 29, 2019 at 4:25 PM
Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 2:25 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
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Family Films
Competition
International Narrative Competition
Director
Shawn Seet
Director and editor Shawn Seet is from Australia. He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Year’s Honors List for his services to Australian society and to Australian film production.
Filmography
Two Fists, One Heart (2008), STORM BOY (2018)
Producers
Michael Boughen, Matthew Street
Screenwriting
Justin Monjo, Colin Thiele
Cinematography
Bruce Young
Editing
Denise Haratzis
Principal Cast
Jai Courtney, Geoffrey Rush, David Gulpill, Finn LIttle, Erik Thomson, Luca Asta Sardelis, Morgana Davies. Trevor Jamieson
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