Satellite Boy


Satellite Boy is a 2012 Australian film about a young Aboriginal boy struggling to maintain the traditions of his heritage in the modern world when a mining company expands into the region. Written and directed by Catriona McKenzie, the film premiered domestically onDecember 2012 at the Perth International Arts Festival, two days after being released at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Pete asks his friend Kalmain Joseph Pedley to accompany him on a weekend bicycle trip to the city in an attempt to appeal to the company officials. Kalmain is happy to oblige, as he is now on the run from the police. The journey becomes a walkabout for the boys when they become lost. Pete must rely on the sage advice from his grandfather for survival to not only complete the trek into the city and meet with the company, but also with his mother, who wishes to take him to Perth so that she can become a beautician.Around the year 2006, writerdirector Catriona McKenzie discovered Western Australias Kimberley region while directing the television series, The Circuit, she felt compelled to tell a story about the Australian outback. Although The Circuit was filmed mainly in Broome, McKenzie visited the Purnululu National Park and its Bungle Bungle Range. She spoke about the plotdriven medium of television and considered it always very archetypal, she said, adding Thats why I went to the Bungle Bungles, that incredible landscape. If you film the right country, you get that feeling and you can give it off to an audience. ........

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